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Poached Pears with Orange

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
90 min
TOTAL TIME
105 min
SERVINGS
3 servings
Dessert French
Poached Pears with Orange
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice without pulp
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 whole pears, peeled and cored
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
1
Combine the orange juice, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugars have dissolved completely, creating a smooth syrup.
2
Introduce sliced pears into the saucepan and cover it with a lid. Allow the pears to cook in the syrup for 1 hour and 15 minutes, periodically spooning some of the sauce over them to coat evenly. During this time, gently turn the pears over twice to ensure even cooking.
3
Once the pears have finished cooking, transfer them to individual serving dishes.
4
Continue to cook the syrup in the saucepan, stirring constantly and patiently until it has thickened significantly, approximately 15 more minutes.
5
During this time, stir the syrup frequently to prevent it from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pan.
6
Once the syrup has thickened, stir in the walnuts and let them infuse into the sauce for a few minutes.
7
Finally, pour the rich syrup over the cooked pears in their individual serving dishes to serve.