POACHED PEARS WITH VANILLA AND CIDER

POACHED PEARS WITH VANILLA AND CIDER image

Categories Fruit

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup apple cider
1/2 freshly squeezed orange juice
1 vanilla bean, split lengthways
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
2 Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 1/2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
Fresh raspberries or pomegranate seeds

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.