Best Pears Poached In Tequila With Prickly Pear Raspberry Sauce Recipes

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce image

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

Ingredients

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.

PEARS POACHED IN TEQUILA WITH PRICKLY PEAR-RASPBERRY SAUCE

Pears Poached in Tequila with Prickly Pear-Raspberry Sauce image

Yield Serves 14

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

For pears
14Anjou pears, peeled
1quart tequila
1/2 cup sugar
For sauce
112-ounce package frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
18-ounce jar prickly pear jelly* or apple jelly
2tablespoons orange liqueur
*Available at specialty foods stores.

Steps:

Make pears:
Using melon baller, remove core from bottom end of pears. Bring tequila and sugar to boil in heavy large saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add 7 pears. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook until tip of small knife pierces pears easily, turning occasionally, about 40 minutes. Transfer pears to large bowl. Repeat with remaining pears and poaching liquid. Return all pears to liquid; cool. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; chill.)
Make sauce:
Purée berries, jelly and liqueur in processor. Strain into medium bowl. Cover; chill until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.) Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce onto each plate. Stand 1 pear in center of each.