Red Wine Poached Pearas
My Red Wine Poached Pears are a sophisticated approach to alternative sweets as this recipe is all about highlighting the natural flavor and sweetness of one the season's best produce: Pears.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups (24floz/675ml) red wine
- 1/2 cup (3 oz/85g) coconut sugar, (date sugar or lakanto Brown Sugar)
- orange, (juiced )
- 2 chai tea bags
- 2 tablespoons Lakanto Maple Syrup, (maple syrup or honey )
- 5 firm pears
- coconut yogurt, (mascarpone, or vanilla ice cream for serving )
- orange zest, (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
In a large pot over medium heat, combine the red wine, coconut sugar, orange juice, tea bags, and Lakanto Syrup. All to simmer for about 10 minutes while you peel the pears.
- 2
Peel the pears, leaving the stems in tact. Slice a tiny bit off the bottom of each pear, this will create a flat surface for the pears to stand up when being served.
- 3
Place the pears in the red wine poaching liquid and allow to poach with the top on for about 30-40 minutes, turning the pears once in between to ensure the whole pear is even in color.
- 4
After about 30 minutes, or when the pears are red and tender, gently remove from the liquid and set aside.
- 5
Cover the pot and reduce the remaining liquid by about half, until you have a thick syrup that coats the back of a spoon. This should take 10-15 minutes.
- 6
Serve the pears sliced in half, or whole, with coconut yogurt, mascarpone, or vanilla ice cream. Drizzle a bit of the red wine syrup over each one then top with orange zest.
- 7
Cover and store leftover pears in the reduced poaching liquid in the fridge for up to 3 days.