Mulled Pears and Apples
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Mulled Pears and Apples a try. One serving contains 324 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have anjou pears, crystallized ginger, cinnamon sticks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, whole 30, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Fill a large, heavy pot with apple juice. Tie the cinnamonsticks, ginger, and cloves together in a cheeseclothbag with kitchen string and add to the juice. Bring toa boil; reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer 15minutes, partially covered, to infuse flavors.
Meanwhile, squeeze the lemon into a large bowl andfill with water. Core the apples and pears from the bottomand peel them. Drop immediately into the lemonwater (to prevent browning) until poaching time.
Carefully add apples to the boiling poaching liquid,reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Add the pears to the liquid and poachuntil tender, about 8 minutes.
Cool the poaching liquid to room temperature anddiscard spice bag. Return fruit to the liquid and refrigerateovernight.
To serve, place the fruit, stem-ends up, on a cake standor platter. Strain some of the liquid over the fruit.
Per serving: 320 calories, 79g carbohydrates, 1g protein,no fat or cholesterol.