Delightful winter-time dessert - pears poached in syrup – perfect for any holiday.
Winter Poached Pears
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 4 firm ripe pears
- 2 cups water
- 3 tea bags red zesty herbal tea flavored with hibiscus, rosehips and lemongrass
- 2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice
- 2 tablespoons red cinnamon candies
Instructions
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Step1Peel pears, leaving stems intact; set aside. Heat water to boiling in 3-quart saucepan; remove from heat. Add tea bags; let steep 10 minutes. Squeeze tea from tea bags; discard bags. Stir juice and candies into tea. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until candies are melted.
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Step2Arrange pears upright and close together in saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, spooning sauce over pears occasionally, until pears are tender when pierced with tip of sharp knife.
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Step3Remove pears from syrup. Cook syrup over medium-high heat about 25 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Serve sauce over pears.
Nutrition
195
Calories
1g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
49g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 195
- Calories from Fat
- 10
- Total Fat
- 1g
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 5mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 49g
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
3 Fruit;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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