Poached Pears with Raspberries and Figs

Name: Poached Pears with Raspberries and Figs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 ripe Bartlett pears; 12 fresh figs, each cut in half lengthwise; 118 milliliters orange honey or regular honey; 3 strips (3-inch) lemon rind; 237 milliliters fresh raspberries; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 inches vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 946 milliliters water

Poached Pears with Raspberries and Figs might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe has 233 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have vanilla bean, figs, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Peel and core the pears.

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Pear

Cut each pear in half lengthwise.

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Pear

Combine water and the next 4 ingredients (water through whole cloves) in a large nonaluminum saucepan. Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean, and add to sugar mixture; discard bean. Bring sugar mixture to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

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Vanilla Bean