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Vanilla & Wine Poached Pears

A simple yet flavorful pear dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Cool1 hour
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pear, vanilla
Servings: 4
Calories: 247kcal
Author: Tricia

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle of white wine Riesling
  • 1 cup water
  • ¾ cup vanilla sugar
  • 1 whole vanilla bean split and pulp removed
  • 4 firm Bosc pears peeled leaving stem intact (Anjou or Bartlett are fine too)

Instructions

  • Add the wine, water, vanilla sugar, vanilla bean and pulp to a 3 or 4-quart saucepan.  Heat on medium-high and bring to a boil.
  • While the wine mixture is heating up, core the pears from the bottom to remove all seeds.  Once the wine is boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and gently add the pears to the saucepan.  Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the pears are tender but not mushy.  Maintain a gentle simmer while cooking the pears.  Remove the pears to a serving dish standing them upright, and place in the refrigerator.
  • Remove the vanilla bean from the wine mixture and increase the heat to high.  Reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup of liquid, approximately 20-25 minutes.  Do not allow the syrup to get a dark brown.  Remove it from the heat and place in a heatproof bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour or until cool.
  • Remove the pears from the refrigerator and spoon the sauce on top.  Serve!

Notes

  • Adapted from a recipe by Alton Brown on Foodnetwork.com 2005
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.3mg