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poached pears with raspberry sauce

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Tammy T
@ttodd4jesus
Mesa, AZ

This ia a beautiful, light, decadent and festive dessert. if you have not tried poached pears, you really need to! I made these one time a long time ago for freinds who came to dinner and they raved about this dessert! It is actually very easy, if you know me, that is a must but they are also very tasty, Low Cal and have a "wow" factor when you present them. I do not like to core them as I like to keep it all in tact. Fresh as possible. You really must try this and not just for the holidays. Makes a great summer dessert as well. Picture and recipe found on The packed Table site.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For poached pears with raspberry sauce

  • 4
    bosc pears
  • 64 oz
    bottle cran-raspberry juice (ocean spray is good)
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1
    cinnamon stick
  • 4
    whole cloves
  • ******for the sauce*******
  • 2 c
    fresh or frozen raspberries
  • 2 Tbsp
    reserved juice (from poaching)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    sugar

How To Make poached pears with raspberry sauce

  • 1
    Peel the pears, being careful to keep stem intact. Cut just a straight, small slice of the bottom of each pear so they sit up straight on a plate.
  • 2
    Combine juice, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves in a pot, bring to a boil. Gently place the pears in the boiling juice, bring to a boil again. keep submerged in liquid. Turn heat down and simmer 25-30 minutes.
  • 3
    Carefully remove pears from pot with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or overnight.
  • 4
    For the sauce: Combine raspberries, reserved juice and sugar. Heat slightly to melt the sugar. Cool completely. Drizzle over pears, placing berries around the pears. Sauce can be made ahead of time.
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