poached pears with raspberry sauce

Name: Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 - bosc pears; 64 ounce(s) bottle cran-raspberry juice (ocean spray is good); 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 - cinnamon stick; 4 - whole cloves; - ******for the sauce*******; 2 cup(s) fresh or frozen raspberries; 2 tablespoon(s) reserved juice (from poaching); 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) sugar

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Tammy T

Mesa, AZ

Updated on Dec 19, 2012

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.

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method Stove Top

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make poached pears with raspberry sauce

Step 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.

Step 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.
Step 3

Carefully remove pears from pot with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or overnight.
Step 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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