Best Campari Poached Pears With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

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POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE



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This elegant dessert for two has a wonderful vanilla flavoring that is very satisfying. With an extremely simple raspberry sauce adding a dash of bright color, it is very impressive. -Dawn Bryant, Thedford, Nebraska

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup white wine or white cranberry juice
2 medium pears, peeled and halved
3 tablespoons seedless raspberry spreadable fruit
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fresh raspberries and mint leaves, optional

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and wine to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add pears. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Remove pears and reserve cooking liquid., In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and vanilla. Stir in enough cooking liquid to form a sauce consistency. Cover and refrigerate sauce and pears separately until chilled. , Remove sauce from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Place two pear halves on each dessert plate; top with sauce. Garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE



Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce image

This ia a beautiful, light, decadent and festive dessert. if you have not tried poached pears, you really need to! I made these one time a long time ago for freinds who came to dinner and they raved about this dessert! It is actually very easy, if you know me, that is a must but they are also very tasty, Low Cal and have a "wow"...

Provided by Tammy T

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 bosc pears
64 oz bottle cran-raspberry juice (ocean spray is good)
1/4 c sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
******for the sauce*******
2 c fresh or frozen raspberries
2 Tbsp reserved juice (from poaching)
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Peel the pears, being careful to keep stem intact. Cut just a straight, small slice of the bottom of each pear so they sit up straight on a plate.
  • 2. Combine juice, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves in a pot, bring to a boil. Gently place the pears in the boiling juice, bring to a boil again. keep submerged in liquid. Turn heat down and simmer 25-30 minutes.
  • 3. Carefully remove pears from pot with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or overnight.
  • 4. For the sauce: Combine raspberries, reserved juice and sugar. Heat slightly to melt the sugar. Cool completely. Drizzle over pears, placing berries around the pears. Sauce can be made ahead of time.

CAMPARI-POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE



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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Poach     Valentine's Day     Currant     Raspberry     Orange     Pear     Winter     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice drink
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup Campari
3 3 x 1-inch strips orange peel (orange part only)
6 Bosc pears (each about 7 ounces)
1 lemon, cut in half
1 10-ounce package frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed
4 tablespoons orange liqueur
2 tablespoons red currant jelly
1 cup mascarpone cheese (about 8 ounces)
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Fresh mint leaves

Steps:

  • Combine 2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice drink, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup Campari and orange peel strips in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and reduce heat to very low, keeping poaching liquid hot.
  • Peel pears, leaving stems attached. Rub pears all over with cut lemon halves. Using melon baller, remove cores through wide end of pears, then cut thin slice off wide ends so that pears can stand upright. Add pears to poaching liquid. Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat until pears are tender, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes. Cool pears in poaching liquid. Refrigerate until cold, at least 6 hours.
  • Puree raspberries with their syrup, 2 tablespoons orange liqueur and currant jelly in blender. Strain raspberry sauce through fine sieve. Chill until cold, about 1 hour. (Pears and raspberry sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and keep refrigerated.)
  • Whisk mascarpone, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons orange liqueur in bowl to blend.
  • Spoon some raspberry sauce onto plates. Stand pears upright in center of sauce. Spoon dollops of mascarpone mixture alongside. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

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