Best Cider Poached Pears Recipes

CIDER POACHED PEARS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Peel the pear, cut in half and core.
• Add the cider, orange juice, star anise, cinnamon stick and vanilla extract to a small to medium pan.
• Bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• Add the pear halves and poach at a low-medium heat for 10-20 minutes (until you can stick a knife through with no resistance).
• Remove the pear halves when cooked.
• Reduce the rest of the mixture over a medium heat until it is a thicker glaze.
• Serve the pears with a dollop of greek yogurt, a handful of toasted almonds and the glaze.
• Enjoy!

CIDER POACHED PEARS

Steps:

• Combine the cider, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, cloves, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer and cook just until the sugar dissolves, 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker. Add the pears, and then cover with a lid and cook on low2 hours, turning the pears halfway through.
• Remove the pears using a slotted spoon and transfer to serving plates or a shallow dish. Carefully strain the poaching liquid back into the saucepan and reduce the liquid by half until thickened and syrupy. Pour the reduced sauce over the pears and chill in the refrigerator an additional 2 hours or up to 2 days.

CIDER POACHED PEARS WITH GINGER AND WALNUT MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Mix the Cider and sugar in a large frying pan and heat it up slowly until all the sugar is dissolved.Stir if need be. Peel, core and halve the pears then place them in the bubbling syrup, rounded side up.They should fit the pan snugly. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 30 min or so until soft but still perfectly shaped.Once cooked, remove the pears from the syrup and put in a shallow serving dish. Taste the syrup, if it is too sweet add a dash of lemon juice. Heat again until syrupy and pour over the pears, dust lightly with cinnamon. Whisk the mascarpone, vanilla, icing sugar and milk. (it takes longer than regular cream). Fold in walnuts and ginger and refrigerate until ready to serve.

POACHED PEARS WITH VANILLA AND CIDER

Steps:

• 1. In a small pan over medium-high heat, bring cider, orange juice, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, and star anise to a boil. 2. Place pears face down in the pan. Lower heat and simmer gently, covered, until a knife inserted into the pears meets no resistance, about 10-20 minutes. 3. Once pears are tender, kill heat and let cool in pan. Remove to serving plates and set aside. 4, Over medium heat, reduce remaining poaching liquid to a glaze. Pour over pears. 5. Mix orange zest with yogurt. Dollop equally on pears. 6. Sprinkle almonds over yogurt. Sprinkle raspberries or pomegranate seeds around pears. Serve.