Poached Pears in Honey, Ginger and Cinnamon Syrup

Name: Poached Pears in Honey, Ginger and Cinnamon Syrup
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 smalls firm, ripe Anjou pears, peeled; 1 cinnamon stick, broken in 1/2; 1 inches fresh ginger, peeled, and finely chopped; 2 Tbsps honey; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 6 servings Serving suggestion: Vanilla ice cream or gelato; 473 milliliters water; 750 milliliters Moscato wine or other sweet dessert wine

Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 625 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you have water, vanilla bean, ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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In a saucepan large enough to hold all the pears, combine the wine, Simple Syrup, cinnamon stick halves, honey, and ginger. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean and seeds to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has melted.

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Cinnamon Stick

Simple Syrup

Vanilla Bean

Ginger

Honey

Pear

Seeds

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Add the pears and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until the pears are tender.

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Pear

Remove the pears from the liquid and allow to cool.

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Pear

Continue to simmer the liquid until it thickens and is reduced by half, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

Remove the cinnamon stick halves and the vanilla bean and discard.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Place each pear on a small serving plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

Pear

Drizzle with the honey, ginger and cinnamon syrup.

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Cinnamon

Ginger

Honey

Syrup

Serve immediately.

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved.

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Sugar