Best Poached Pear Surprise Recipes

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EASY POACHED PEARS



Easy Poached Pears image

Bosc pears, available through April, become tender yet hold their shape well when poached. A spice-infused syrup gives them a pie-like flavor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Zest of 1 lemon, cut into thin strips
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
3 cups apple cider
1 cup water
8 Bosc pears (with stems), peeled and cored from bottom
Lemon sorbet, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, combine lemon zest, cinnamon stick, allspice, ground pepper, apple cider, and water.
  • Add pears. Cover with waxed paper to prevent discoloring. Bring to a simmer. Cook, turning pears occasionally, until easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, but not falling apart, about 20 minutes. Remove pears from liquid; transfer to large bowl.
  • Raise heat to high; boil cider mixture until reduced to a syrup, about 15 minutes. Discard cinnamon. Pour syrup over pears; refrigerate. To serve, slice off a sliver from the bottom of each pear (so it stands upright). Serve pears with lemon sorbet, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 128 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1 g

VANILLA POACHED PEARS



Vanilla Poached Pears image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Make dessert in just 15 minutes: Peel, halve and core 4 pears. Put in a shallow dish with 1 cup white wine, 2/3 cup sugar, 2 strips grapefruit zest and 1 split vanilla bean. Cover with plastic wrap; microwave about 10 minutes. Serve the pears with the vanilla syrup; top with whipped cream, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Cholesterol 0 milligrams, Sodium 5 milligrams, Carbohydrate 51 grams, Fiber 5.5 grams, Protein 1 grams, Sugar 40 grams

POACHED PEARS IN HONEY, GINGER AND CINNAMON SYRUP



Poached Pears in Honey, Ginger and Cinnamon Syrup image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

One 750-ml bottle Moscato wine or other sweet dessert wine
2 cups Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 cinnamon stick, broken in 1/2
2 tablespoons honey
One 3/4-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, and finely chopped
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
6 small, firm, ripe Anjou pears, peeled
Serving suggestion: Vanilla ice cream or gelato
2 cups sugar
2 cups water

Steps:

  • In a saucepan large enough to hold all the pears, combine the wine, Simple Syrup, cinnamon stick halves, honey, and ginger. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean and seeds to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has melted. Add the pears and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until the pears are tender. Remove the pears from the liquid and allow to cool.
  • Continue to simmer the liquid until it thickens and is reduced by half, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Remove the cinnamon stick halves and the vanilla bean and discard.
  • Place each pear on a small serving plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the honey, ginger and cinnamon syrup. Serve immediately.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.

VANILLA POACHED PEARS



Vanilla Poached Pears image

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     dessert

Time 2h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (750-ml) bottle white wine, Riesling or Viognier
1 cup water
5 ounces vanilla sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
1 whole vanilla bean, split and scraped
4 firm Bartlett, Anjou or Bosc pears, peeled leaving the stem intact

Steps:

  • Place the white wine, water, sugar and vanilla bean and pulp into a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
  • Core the pears from the bottom. Decrease the heat to medium low and place the pears into the liquid, cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the pears are tender but not falling apart. Maintain a gentle simmer. Remove the pears to a serving dish, standing them upright, and place in the refrigerator.
  • Remove the vanilla bean from the saucepan, increase the heat to high and reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup of liquid, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Do not allow the syrup to turn brown. Place the syrup in a heatproof container and place in the refrigerator until cool, approximately 1 hour.
  • Remove the pears from the refrigerator, spoon the sauce over the pears and serve.

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