Poached Pear Surprise

Name: Poached Pear Surprise
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams butter; 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 4 servings Fresh mint, optional; 1 teaspoon milk; 4 mediums ripe pears; 240 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 67 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 39 grams finely chopped walnuts; 79 milliliters water

Poached Pear Surprise might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 698 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires butter, walnuts, water, and pears. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Figgy Cheesy Nutty Pear Surprise, Poached Pear Fritters, and Poached Pear and Almond Tart.

Instructions

Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears.

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Pear

Cut 1/4 in. from bottom to level if necessary. In a saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add pears; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender.

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Pear

Remove from the heat; stir vanilla into sugar syrup. Spoon over pears. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

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Simple Syrup

Vanilla

Pear

Meanwhile, combine walnuts, confectioners' sugar and milk; set aside. For chocolate sauce, in a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and butter to a boil.

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Powdered Sugar