Spiced Poached Pears

Name: Spiced Poached Pears
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms firm ripe Anjou pears , peeled; 1 stick (3-inch) cinnamon; 0 teaspoons juniper berries; 79 milliliters fresh orange juice; 118 milliliters sugar; 3 inches vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 500 milliliters Vino Santo or other sweet dessert wine

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Spiced Poached Pears From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Poached Pears With Poached Spiced Figs, Spiced Poached Pears, and Poached pears in spiced tea.

Instructions

Remove cores from blossom ends of pears, leaving stem end intact. If necessary, cut about 1/4 inch from base of each pear so it sits flat.

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Pear

Base

Place wine, sugar, and orange juice in an oval 5-quart electric slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; stir seeds and bean into wine mixture.

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Orange Juice