Wine & Vanilla Poached Pears
A fast, easy, and guilt free dessert that will impress.
Total Time 30 minutes mins
- 4 Pears ripe but firm, peeled, cut in half, and cored
- 1 Bottle your favorite wine (red or white) must fullyy submerge pears
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 Vanila bean
- 1/2 Lemon juice
- 1/3 Cup Honey
- Vanilla Ice Cream
Bring wine, sugar, scraped vanilla beans, and lemon juice to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
While waiting for the mixture to boil, peel pears gently and remove core. (I used a mini ice cream scooper.)
Add pears to the boiling mixture and reduce to a simmer.
Simmer pears for 15 minutes or until cooked but still firm.
Remove pears from liquid onto a separate platter.
Add 1/3 cup of the hot liquid to a separate sauce pan with the honey. (You can also save the rest of the wine mixture in its original bottle and store in refrigerator for next time.)
On medium, reduce the mixture to a thicker consistency stirring often. When large bubbles start to form (in about 10 minutes) remove from heat.
Place 2 pear halves on a plate or in a bowl, add one or two scoops of vanilla ice cream, and drizzle the sauce on top.
Keyword Fast dessert, Guilt free dessert, poached pears