Poached Pears – Country Living

Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Poached Pears – Country Living

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 196.6

Description

This International dessert features Cranberry-juice cocktail 2 Whole cloves, Red wine 4 Firm, ripe pears with stems, Sugar -intact, peeled and cored. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. make poaching liquid, in 1 1/2-quart microwave-safe bowl,
  2. combine juice, wine, sugar, tangerine, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
  3. Microwave on high (100 percent) to 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
  4. Stand pears in poaching liquid, submerging each pear as much as possible.
  5. Cover with waxed paper and microwave on high 5 minutes.
  6. Turn pears,
  7. cover with paper, and microwave on high 5 to 6 minutes longer or until pears are tender but still retain their
  8. shape .
  9. Let pears stand in poaching liquid at room temperature 30 minutes.
  10. Refrigerate pears in poaching liquid 1 hour, turning pears occasionally so they color evenly.
  11. To serve, stand each pear in a serving bowl.
  12. Strain poaching liquid and ladle about 2 T liquid into each bowl.
  13. Country Living/November/1994 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl &

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4


Amount Per Serving
Calories 196.6kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.4g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 6.2mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 44.0g15%
Dietary Fiber 16.0g64%
Sugars 18.3g
Protein 1.3g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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