Poached Pears are an elegant, yet easy-to-make fruit dessert with a red wine reduction sauce. Serve with ice cream for a special occasion!

This beautiful Dessert Recipe is the perfect end to a dinner party or any special occasion. For more beautiful and delicious desserts, try Italian Cream Cake, or Tarte Tatin.

Sabrina’s Poached Pears Recipe

Poached Pears are a traditional French dessert made by cooking firm pears in a sweet and spiced liquid. They absorb the flavors around them as they cook, and become wonderfully tender. Don’t forget, you can serve the reduced sauce as a sweet addition to your dessert. Then add a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream to complete the dish.

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Ingredients

Instructions

In a medium saucepan with a lid add the red wine, orange juice, orange zest, honey, cloves and cinnamon.
On medium heat bring to just barely a simmer, then reduce heat to medium low.
Add the pears, stem pointing up and poach them for 5 minutes.
Open the cover, turn the pears to coat in a different way and poach for 5 minutes.
Repeat two more times for a total cooking time of 20 minutes. Pears should be fork tender.
Remove the pears with a slotted spoon, place into a bowl gently.
Cook the wine until reduced by about half, 10-12 minutes.
Strain through a chinois or fine strainer.
Serve the pears with the reduced sauce and vanilla ice cream.