Caramel poached pears recipe
For an easy dinner party dessert that will really impress, try this poached pears recipe. Make a syrupy caramel with cardamom, cinnamon and vanilla in which you can poach the pears and serve with mascapone for extra indulgence, or keep it vegan with dairy-free crème fraîche.
See method- Serves 6
- 5 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
- 262 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 300g (10oz) soft brown sugar
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 vanilla pod, split, seeds scraped out
- 6 firm pears, peeled
- mascarpone or creme fraiche, to serve
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- Energy
- 1115kJ 262.0kcal
- Fat
- 0g
- Saturates
- 0g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 62g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 62.0gProtein 0.4gFibre 4.4g
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- Pour 1 litre water into a large saucepan with a fitted lid. Add the sugar, cardamom and cinnamon stick.
- Stir in the vanilla pod and seeds, then bring the mixture to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and add the pears. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes, then remove the pears and set aside.
- Turn the heat back up and boil the poaching liquid for 20 minutes, until reduced and syrupy. Discard the spices.
- Serve the pears in bowls with the syrup poured over them and a spoonful of mascarpone or crème fraîche.
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