CRANBERRY-POACHED PEARS
Pears take on an eye-catching crimson cast when poached with vibrant cranberries. Their pleasing tartness can be countered by a sliver of rich goat cheese or a dollop of creme fraiche or yogurt.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place pears in a saucepan large enough to hold them snugly. Add enough water to barely cover them (about 4 cups). Add sugar, cinnamon, citrus peels, honey, and lemon juice. Using the tip of a paring knife, scrape vanilla seeds into pan, and toss in pod. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat, and simmer gently until pears are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add fresh cranberries, and simmer until cranberries are soft but not mushy, about 3 minutes more.
- Use a spoon to transfer pears to a dish. Spoon cranberries and syrup around pears. Add tea bag and dried cranberries if using. Let cool for 15 minutes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- Before serving, remove vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, citrus peels, and tea bag. Transfer pears to plates with some of the cranberries, syrup, and a dollop of yogurt, creme fraiche, or cheese.
RED WINE & CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS
While being poached, the pear absorbs the sweetness and spice from the sugar, wine, cinnamon and peppercorn. It makes an easy, yet elegant, dessert that's perfect for a special night. -Kiersten Atkinson, Birmingham, Alabama
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring the first 6 ingredients to a boil; add cranberries. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes., Meanwhile, core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears. Add to pan, in a single layer on their sides. Simmer, uncovered, until pears are almost tender, about 10 minutes longer, turning occasionally. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes., Drain pears; reserving poaching liquid and cranberries. Remove peppercorns. Place pears on dessert plates; drizzle with reserved poaching liquid. Top with cranberries and crème fraiche, if desired.
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SUPERB CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH APPLES AND PEARS
This cranberry sauce has extra spices, diced fruits, and orange juice added to make it more exciting than plain old cranberries. Everyone always loves this at Thanksgiving and it disappears fast! It's best when made the night before and left to rest in the refrigerator overnight so all the flavors can blend together.
Provided by Lisa Gentzler Shafer
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 9h
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, and cloves onto the center of a 8 inch square piece of cheesecloth. Gather together the edges of the cheesecloth, and tie with kitchen twine to secure. Place the sachet into a large saucepan along with the cranberries and orange juice. Bring to a boil over high heat, and cook until the berries begin to burst, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the apples, pears, white sugar, and brown sugar. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer about 25 minutes until the apples and pears are slightly soft. Remove and discard the spice sachet. Scrape the sauce into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.7 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 3.7 mg, Sugar 31.5 g
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH ORANGE JUICE, HONEY, AND PEARS
Cranberry sauce is sweetened with honey and pears for a wonderful variation on traditional cranberry sauce that goes well with turkey.
Provided by Magda
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat orange juice and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cranberries, and cook until they start to pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in pears, honey, and cinnamon sticks and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and transfer to a bowl. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools. Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132.7 calories, Carbohydrate 34.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 1.5 mg, Sugar 30 g
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH PEARS AND FRESH GINGER
Categories Sauce Fruit Side Thanksgiving Vegetarian
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring water, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and salt to boil in medium nonreactive saucepan over high heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Stir in cranberries and pears; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until saucy, slightly thickened, and about two-thirds of berries have popped open, about 5 minutes. Transfer to nonreactive bowl, cool to room temperature, and serve. (Can be covered and refrigerated up to 7 days; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH HONEY AND PEARS
This spicy cranberry sauce uses honey and pears to sweeten it instead of sugar. I try to prepare this at least a few hours ahead of time to allow all the flavors to blend, but if you don't have time to wait, it's still delicious. A beautiful sweet/tart addition to any feast.
Provided by Leah IL
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine honey, apple cider, water, lemon juice, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently, until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add pears and cranberries and return to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce is thickened, 12 to 15 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled and flavors have blended, at least 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.4 calories, Carbohydrate 52.6 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 5 mg, Sugar 44.6 g
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH PEARS AND CARDAMOM
Categories Sauce Fruit Side Thanksgiving Vegetarian Low Sodium Cranberry Pear Spice Fall Simmer Bon Appétit Fat Free Kidney Friendly
Yield Makes about 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine cranberry juice concentrate and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Mix in remaining ingredients. Simmer until pears are tender and cranberries burst, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool completely. Chill thoroughly. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS
This comes from the Cranberry Cookbook, it is so delicious - there is nothing better than poached pears - and the cranberries just enhance the flavor.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put the cranberry juice, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan large enough to hold the pears. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Add the cinnamon and star anise, if using, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Peel the pears and immediately stand them in the pan with the cranberry syrup. Cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes, or until the pears are cooked and soft through to the center when pierced with a skewer.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely in the syrup. Chill for 2 hours or overnight, occasionally turning the pears in the syrup to achieve an even color.
- Remove the pears from the pan and bring the cranberry syrup to the boil for 20 minutes, or until reduced to a thick syrup. Add the fresh cranberries and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until competely cooled.
- Place the pears on a plate with the cranberries and pour the sauce over and around them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.8, Fat 0.4, Sodium 4.6, Carbohydrate 70.8, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 58, Protein 0.8
CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE WITH ORANGE AND PEARS
Slightly tart cranberry applesauce, a favorite of my step-daughter and my 16-month-old grandchild. I use orange juice and pears to sweeten the sauce in lieu of granulated sugar. I finish with a small amount of honey -- so small that the pediatrician cleared this for the grandchild at 6 months. I use a 6-1/2 quart Le Creuset pot, and puree to desired consistency in a Vitamix. For the 6-mo.-old, her mom froze this in ice cube trays; today her dad froze this in 1-quart heavy-duty resealable freezer bags. If you prefer a decidedly sweet sauce, add 1/2 cup brown sugar to the orange juice and heat until sugar has dissolved before adding apple slices, etc., or adjust at the end by adding simple syrup to desired sweetness. This mixture will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 days.
Provided by KateL
Categories Sauces
Time 1h
Yield 4 quarts, 32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put orange juice, orange rind and lemon juice in stockpot or 6-1/2-quart pot.
- Peel, core and slice one apple at a time, adding slices to pot and tossing slices in the liquid (to prevent browning).
- Peel, core and slice one pear at a time, adding slices to pot and tossing slices in the liquid.
- Add cranberries and honey and mix well. Immerse the cinnamon stick in the middle.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until apples are very soft, about 15-20 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and discard.
- If using a Vitamix, the mixture does not need to cool before pureeing; otherwise, let mixture cool 20 minutes before pureeing in batches to desired consistency.
CRANBERRY PEARS
I HAD an abundant pear crop last summer, so I was on the lookout for pear recipes. I ended up devising one of my own by substituting pears for apples in a chunky applesauce recipe. I usually serve it at lunch instead of a rich dessert and also find it makes a refreshing side dish. -Leila Ryan, McDonough, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine water, sugar and cinnamon. Add pears; bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in cranberries. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or chilled.
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CRANBERRY SPICED PEARS
"This is a refreshing change of pace from veggie sides. Plus, it's quick to fix, nice to look at and very tasty. It's a favorite." Ruby Williams - Bogalusa, LA
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and ginger. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in pears and oranges; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until pears are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 14mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
POACHED PEARS WITH CRANBERRY PURéE
Categories Food Processor Fruit Dessert Poach Christmas Vegetarian Cranberry Pear Fall Winter Vegan Bon Appétit
Yield Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine berries, sugar and juice in heavy large skillet. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer over medium heat until berries burst, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Puree in processor until smooth. Strain into same skillet.
- Bring puree to simmer over medium heat. Add pear wedges and stir to coat. Simmer until pears are just tender, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove pears from skillet, shaking excess puree back into skillet, and transfer pears to paper-towel-lined plate. Reserve puree. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover pears and puree separately and refrigerate.)
POACHED PEARS FILLED WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE
For a sophisticated touch, serve these juicy poached pears alongside your holiday turkey. The cranberry sauce can be used alone, if desired.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut lemons in half, squeeze juice into a medium bowl half filled with cold water, and add squeezed lemon halves to bowl. Peel pears as carefully and smoothly as possible, leaving stems attached. Place pears in lemon (acidulated) water as you peel them.
- In a large saucepan, combine wine, 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, peppercorns, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a bare simmer. Remove pears and 2 of the squeezed lemon halves from water, and add to the saucepan. Keep pears submerged in liquid by placing a lid slightly smaller than the pan, a damp piece of cheesecloth, or a clean dish towel over them. Simmer until pears are tender and translucent, 10 to 30 minutes, depending on ripeness.
- Remove from heat, and let pears cool in poaching liquid. Refrigerate when cool. (Pears can be prepared to this point up to 2 days in advance.)
- In a medium saucepan, combine fresh cranberries, kumquats, 1 cup water, and the remaining 1 cup sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and let cranberries simmer gently until skins burst and mixture thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Stir in dried cranberries. Remove from heat, cool completely, and refrigerate. (Cranberry sauce can be prepared up to 2 days in advance.)
- Remove pears from poaching liquid with a slotted spoon, and cut in half lengthwise. Drain on paper towels. Using a melon baller or small spoon, carefully scoop out seeds and a little of the surrounding flesh to create a small, round cavity in each pear half. When ready to serve, fill each cavity with 1 to 2 tablespoons chilled cranberry sauce. Serve extra cranberry sauce on the side.
PEARS POACHED IN PORT AND CRANBERRY JUICE WITH PORT SYRUP
Categories Wine Citrus Fruit Dessert Poach Valentine's Day Yogurt Low Sodium Cranberry Pear Fortified Wine Port Fall Winter Anniversary Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring twice. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 5 minutes. Add pear halves to liquid. Simmer pears uncovered until tender, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to large bowl. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to thin syrup (about 1 1/4 cups), about 15 minutes. Pour syrup over pears in bowl. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
- Mix yogurt and powdered sugar in small bowl. Spoon cold syrup onto plates. Place 1 pear half, flat side down, on each plate. Spoon yogurt mixture over pears. Garnish with mint, if desired, and serve.
CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH PEARS AND CARDAMOM
This sauce is so very different than traditional sauces and is one of my favorites. It was published in a local newspaper along with Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce with Oranges as suggestions for 'new' sauce ideas, and I've been making them both ever since. Because grocery store pears are rarely ripe when purchased, it is best to buy them a few days ahead so they can sit on the counter and ripen up. Unripe pears just don't work in this recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. The cardamom gives a traditional Thanksgiving meal a touch of the exotic!
Provided by KK7707
Categories Fruit
Time 25m
Yield 4 cups, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine cranberry juice concentrate and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil.
- Mix in remaining ingredients. Simmer until pears are tender and cranberries burst, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Cool completely and chill thoroughly.
- Can be prepared 3-4 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.
- Note: Be sure and use ripe pears, so buy them ahead of time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 177.8, Fat 0.1, Sodium 3, Carbohydrate 46.1, Fiber 4, Sugar 35.7, Protein 0.5
CRANBERRY-POACHED PEARS WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND SHORTBREAD CRUMBLES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: apple juice, cranberry sauce, kosher salt, cinnamon stick, pears, heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, shortbread cookies
Provided by Jordan Kenna
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a blender, puree the apple juice, cranberry sauce, and salt until smooth.
- Pour the juice into a 4-quart jumbo cooker, add the cinnamon stick, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Add the pears to the simmering juice, and cook, turning occasionally, until the pears are tender when pierced at the thickest part with a paring knife, 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the pears cool completely in liquid, about 1 hour, or refrigerate in liquid for up to 2 days.
- In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla with an electric hand mixer until medium peaks form.
- Divide the pear halves among 6 serving bowls and top each with a dollop of whipped cream and drizzle with some of the poaching liquid. Crumble 2 cookies over each bowl and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 511 calories, Carbohydrate 78 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 58 grams
CRANBERRY-POACHED PEARS
As they simmer, the pears send enticing wafts of fruit and vanilla through the air, a fitting invitation to a supremely elegant dessert. I've also served these at Thanksgiving with the main course in place of traditional cranberry sauce. The tea bag adds undertones that complement or highlight the fruit in the simmering liquid-fruity or floral, depending on what you use. Choose a fruit tea that you like-I use tropical green tea or passion fruit.
Yield makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the pears in a saucepan large enough to hold them snugly. Add enough water (about 4 cups) to barely cover them. Add the honey, sugar, orange and lemon zests, lemon juice, and cinnamon stick.
- Using the tip of a paring knife, scrape the vanilla seeds out of the pod and add them to the pan. Toss in the pod and add the tea bag. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat and simmer until the pears are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 10 minutes.
- Add the cranberries and return to a simmer until they burst, about 3 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bag.
- Transfer the pears to a large bowl and pour over the cranberries and syrup. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days.
- Remove and discard the citrus zest, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean. To serve, arrange the pears on a platter. Spoon over the cranberries and as much of the poaching liquid as desired. Serve.
CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS WITH CINNAMON-SPICED NEUFCHATEL CHEESE
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this fruit-filled and flavorful affair. Our recipe for Cranberry Poached Pairs with Cinnamon-Spiced Neufchatel Cheese is sure to become a new family favorite.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring first 3 ingredients and 1/4 cup sugar to boil in 2-qt. saucepan, stirring frequently until sugar is completely dissolved. Add pear halves; simmer over medium-low heat 20 min. or just until tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove pears from liquid. Place on 4 dessert plates. Bring liquid to boil; cook over medium heat 30 min. or until liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, mix Neufchatel, cinnamon and remaining sugar until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP until blended.
- Spoon Neufchatel mixture into pear halves; drizzle with cranberry sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 135 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
MAPLE-CRANBERRY ROASTED PEARS
Make and share this Maple-Cranberry Roasted Pears recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bren in LR
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat.
- Cook pears (cut side down) until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Flip pears over and transfer skillet to oven. Bake for 20 minutes, until pears are soft. Transfer pears to serving platter.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, apple juice, brown sugar, cranberries and salt.
- Pour mixture into skillet and bring to a low bowl. Then reduce and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until sauce reduces and thickens, 5-7 minutes. Cool slightly.
- Pour warm sauce over pears. Top with pecans and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.3, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 97.7, Carbohydrate 54.5, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 40.2, Protein 2.1
CRANBERRY POACHED PEARS
Steps:
- RECIPE METHOD Put the cranberry juice, orange juice, and sugar in a saucepan large enough to hold the pears. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Add the cinnamon and star anise, if using, and boil for 5 minutes. Peel the pears and immediately stand them in the pan with the cranberry syrup. Cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes, or until the pears are cooked and soft through to the center when pierced with a skewer. Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely in the syrup. Chill for 2 hours or overnight, occasionally turning the pears in the syrup to achieve an even color. Remove the pears from the pan and bring the cranberry syrup to the boil for 10 minutes, or until reduced to a thick syrup. Add the fresh cranberries and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until completely cool. Place the pears on a plate with the cranberries and pour the sauce over and around them. Nutrition Facts Serves 4 Facts per Serving Calories: 284
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