4-Ingredient Poached Pears Recipe: Irresistible Dessert
A simple and elegant dessert featuring pears poached in a sweet syrup.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Poaching
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 firm pears
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 lemon (peel and juice)
Instructions
- Peel the pears, leaving stems intact.
- In a saucepan, combine water, sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, and lemon peel.
- Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Add pears to the syrup.
- Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until tender.
- Remove pears and reduce syrup if desired.
- Serve pears warm or chilled with syrup.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm pears.
- Adjust sweetness by reducing sugar.
- Add spices like star anise for variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pear
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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