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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Sweets & desserts » Red Wine Poached Pears

    Published: Jun 14, 2020 | Last Updated On: Aug 19, 2020 by Neha Mathur

    Red Wine Poached Pears

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    These easy red wine poached pears are probably one of the easiest and the most elegant dessert anyone can make. Serve it for your weekend brunch or as a dessert for house parties, this one will surely mark its place! 

      Here are some more delicious desserts that can be made for your brunch parties – Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, Basbousa, Apple Cinnamon Cake, Strawberry Cobbler, Hot Spiced Fruit Bake, and Classic New York Style Cheesecake.

    Red Wine Poached pears served with vanilla ice cream.
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    About This Recipe

    Looking for a Winter dessert, then this Pears Poached in Red Wine is what you want in the cold nights with a scoop of Vanilla Ice cream!

    Red Wine Poached Pears is a classic, easy and simple French dessert where pears are poached in a mixture of red wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, bay leaf, and lemon juice. Once the pears are properly poached, the mixture is reduced to a syrup consistency and poured over the pears.

    The syrup enhances the natural sweetness of the fruit with a beautiful red wine syrup flavoured with spices.

    These delicious Poached Pears are then served with chilled Vanilla Ice Cream. This hot and cold combination of pears and ice cream will surely satisfy your taste buds. 

    They are perfect for winters, and when soaked in red wine, the deeply flavored sauce and fragrant cinnamon give the fruit a beautiful taste. With minimum ingredients, you are sure to impress your visitors big time. So give this Poached Pears Dessert recipe a try!

    You can also make a Poached Pear Salad by adding greens, onions, feta cheese, or blue cheese. I also like to dip my Poached Pears in Chocolate Sauce or Raspberry/Cranberry Sauce or pour some Caramel sauce on top and serve with a scoop of vanilla Ice cream for my fancy desserts. Yummy!

    Ingredients

    Red Wine Poached Pears Ingredients

    Pears – The key ingredient of this dessert is Pears. Make sure you select the right pears for the same, otherwise you won’t get the perfectly poached pears. 

    You should always go for perfectly ripe pears to make Poached Pears because if you select the overripe ones, they will turn too soggy while poaching and if they’re underripe, they won’t poach well.

    You can use any variety of Pears, But Bosc Pears works the best for this recipe. Just avoid Bartlett Pears, other varieties are good to use.

    For the Sauce – Pears are cooked in a sauce which is made with the combination of red wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, bay leaf, and lemon juice. This sauce really makes the pears burst of lip-smacking flavors. You can also use mulled wine, brandy, white wine, rose, or port wine instead of red wine to make the sauce. 

    Step By Step Recipe

    Peel the pears carefully, leaving the stalk intact. Cut a straight slice off the bottom, so that they can stand upright.

    Peeled Pears

    In a deep bottom pan, add red wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, lemon juice, orange peel, and bay leaf and bring the mixture to a boil.

    Red wine, sugar, cinnamon, orange peel and lemon juice added in a pan.

    Add pears to the pan on their sides.

    Pears added in the pan.

    Simmer the heat and cook the pears for 30-40 minutes turning them at regular intervals. Take the pan off the heat and let the pears cool. Remove the pears from the pan using a slotted spoon.

    Pears poached in red wine mixture.

    Keep the pan back on the heat and cook till the wine is reduced to a syrupy consistency.

    Red wine mixture reduced to syrup.

    When serving, keep the pears on a plate. Drizzle with the wine sauce. Serve with a scoop of ice cream.

    Poached pears served in a plate with syrup.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How to make this recipe in Instant Pot?

    To make Poached Pears in Instant Pot, combine red wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, bay leaf, and lemon juice and add in the Instant Pot. Select saute function and set the timer for 3 minutes until you see that the liquid is slightly simmering and sugar is dissolved fully.
    Next, add in the pears inside the pot in the liquid mixture. Close the lid and select high pressure and set the timer for 10 minutes. 
    After 10 minutes, let the pressure release naturally. Open the Instant Pot and discard cinnamon sticks from the sauce. Place poached pears in bowls and drizzle it with the red wine sauce.

    How to make these without wine?

    If you want a non-alcoholic version of the same, don’t worry, you can poach your pears without wine too. 
    Instead of wine mixture, you can make the base sauce with granulated sugar, lemon juice, water, and pure vanilla extract. If you want more flavors to be added, you can add ginger, cloves, star anise, allspice berries, etc. 
    You can even make a sauce with orange juice, water, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, and cloves. 

    Do you eat these hot or cold?

    You can eat it in both ways, at room temperature or when they are hot. I like to serve it at room temperature, as they go perfectly with Ice Cream and Whipped Cream.

    How to reheat Poached Pears?

    If you want to reheat the Poached Pears, add them in a pan along with the syrup and heat until they are just warm. Take it out on a plate and serve.
    You can also heat them in a microwave. Just place the peach in a microwave-safe dish with the sauce and microwave it on high for 3 to 5 minutes. Open and see, if the pears are tender after 3 minutes, if not microwave for more.

    Can you freeze these?

    Yes, you can freeze them. Once both, Poached Pears and Syrup cools down completely, add them in freezer-safe ziplock bags and freeze them for about 3 months. 

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    These easy red wine poached pears are probably one of the easiest and the most elegant dessert any one can make. Serve it for your weekend brunch or as a dessert for house parties, this one will surely mark its place! 

    Red Wine Poached Pears Recipe

    These easy red wine poached pears are probably one of the easiest and the most elegant dessert any one can make. Serve it for your weekend brunch or as a dessert for house parties, this one will surely mark its place! 
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 204kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 4 Pears
    • 2 cups Red wine
    • 1 stick Cinnamon
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 4 teaspoon Lemon juice
    • 1 Bay leaf
    • 1 piece Orange Peel
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    Instructions

    • Peel the pears carefully, leaving the stalk intact.
    • Cut a straight slice off the bottom, so that they can stand upright.
    • In a deep bottom pan, add red wine, lemon juice, orange peel, sugar, cinnamon stick and bay leaf and bring the mixture to a boil.
    • Add pears to the pan on their sides.
    • Simmer the heat and cook the pears for 30-40 minutes turning them at regular intervals.
    • Remove the pears from the pan using a slotted spoon.
    • Cook the liquid until it is reduced to a syrupy consistency.
    • When serving, keep the pears on a plate.
    • Drizzle with the wine sauce.
    • Serve with a scoop of ice cream.

    Notes

    You can use the red wine of your choice. Don’t use expensive wine for this recipe.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Kanan

      March 03, 2012 at 3:52 am

      pics are so cute. looks divine.

      Reply
    2. Reshmi Mahesh

      March 03, 2012 at 3:53 am

      Cute and tempting dessert…

      Reply
    3. Hema

      March 03, 2012 at 4:20 am

      Very appealing and delicious, I haven’t tasted something like this..

      Reply
    4. Kaveri

      March 03, 2012 at 6:34 am

      Looks so exotic…and a very simple procedure indeed.

      Reply
    5. Bikramjit

      March 03, 2012 at 11:00 am

      oooh yummy that loooks … I bet it tastes yummmy toooo …

      Bikram’s

      Reply
    6. Amy

      March 03, 2012 at 11:30 am

      delicious!!

      Reply
    7. Vimitha Anand

      March 03, 2012 at 12:06 pm

      That looks so delicious and restauranty…

      Reply
    8. Shobha

      March 03, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      These pears look awesome.. and such an easy recipe.
      Perfect with ice cream.

      Reply
    9. anne

      March 03, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      Neha , the photos are FABULOUS ! That pears looks like the ones they served at the high end resto !

      Reply
    10. Aarthi

      March 03, 2012 at 2:13 pm

      Awesome recipe…a must to try

      Reply
    11. Nupur

      March 03, 2012 at 5:11 pm

      Thats such a tempting recipe Neha. awesome pics with amazing colours..

      Reply
    12. maha

      March 03, 2012 at 10:23 pm

      sounds new and healthy too and looking delicious..
      Maha

      Reply
    13. Balvinder Ubi

      March 04, 2012 at 1:08 am

      The picture is sure drool worthy! I want to take a bite. It has the perfect red wine colour.

      Reply
    14. Square Meals

      March 04, 2012 at 1:49 am

      Amazing photographs and such a simple recipe 🙂

      Aparna from Square Meals

      Reply
    15. Ramya

      March 04, 2012 at 6:38 am

      very unique and tempting recipe..classy pics

      Reply
    16. Prabhavathi

      March 04, 2012 at 7:57 am

      hi,check my blog,i have nominated u for an award

      Reply
    17. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

      March 04, 2012 at 11:10 am

      gorgeous pics! love the deep red… drooling over that pic with the ice cream

      Reply
    18. Julie

      March 04, 2012 at 9:34 pm

      Vibrant n beautiful colors!!

      Reply
    19. cookingvarieties

      March 05, 2012 at 4:15 am

      hi neha, the per is transformed into a very rich color.. wonder if the inside is also red.
      have a nice day

      Reply
    20. Sobha Shyam

      March 05, 2012 at 4:27 am

      wow, they look so pretty…very yummy too..

      Reply
    21. Nava.K

      March 06, 2012 at 8:43 am

      I need to try this gorgeous pear recipe, looks so stunning and outstanding. I however diverted into adding pandan to come up with my version of poached pear and its there in my camera, just have not written out the recipe yet.

      Reply
    22. Teena Mary

      March 11, 2012 at 10:55 pm

      OMG!! What a gorgeous looking Pears!!! Bookmarked to try this recipe soon 🙂 🙂

      Reply

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