Poached Pears
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Serves: 6 Pears
 
Ingredients
  • 6 cups Apple Juice
  • 2 cups Champagne (you can substitute a sweet white wine)
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 TB Honey
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste
  • 6 Pears
Instructions
  1. Bring apple juice, champagne, water, cinnamon, honey and vanilla to a boil. Place pears (do not remove skin) in the boiling liquid and cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Once cooked, let pears cool. Serve on mixed salad greens and drizzle with honey and desired salad dressing. Stuffed Poached Pears: Once cooled slice the bottoms including stem off the pears. Using a knife, go around the center of the pear to cut a circle around the stem. Use a food scissors to cut out the stem. For cheese and wild rice stuffed poached pears, mix 1 cup cooked wild rice with 6.5 ounces of Garlic and Herbs Spreadable Cheese (Boursin). Other great ingredients to include in stuffed poached pears: goat cheese, blue cheese crumbles and dried fruit like figs and cherries.
Recipe by Dining with Alice at https://diningwithalice.com/comfort-foods/poached-pears/