Pomegranate-Poached Pears with Orange-Ginger Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Name: Pomegranate-Poached Pears with Orange-Ginger Mascarpone Whipped Cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Bosc pears, peeled, cored and quartered; 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot; 5 Tbsps granulated sugar; 59 milliliters mascarpone cheese, softened; 2 oranges; 237 milliliters pomegranate juice; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 118 milliliters whipping cream

Pomegranate-Poached Pears with Orange-Ginger Mascarpone Whipped Cream is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 355 calories. If you have oranges, mascarpone cheese, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Place quartered pears in 2-quart saucepan.

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Pear

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Add pomegranate juice and granulated sugar (if pears are not completely submerged, add more juice and sugar).

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Pomegranate Juice

Sugar

Juice

Pear

Heat to boiling. Cover with lid slightly ajar. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes or until pears are soft when pierced with fork.

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Meanwhile, grate peel from oranges; set aside. In large bowl, place mascarpone cheese.

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Mascarpone

Orange

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Cut oranges in half; squeeze juice over mascarpone in bowl. Using electric hand mixer on low speed, beat until well blended.

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Mascarpone

Orange

Juice

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Add grated orange peel, whipping cream, powdered sugar and gingerroot; beat on low speed until combined. Increase speed to medium; beat until soft peaks begin to form.

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Powdered Sugar