These incredibly simple wine purse pears make amazing desserts! I like whipped cream or ice cream. This is a good person!
These pear poaching ideas come from the relaxed and elegant dinner party desserts for the clients we work for (we have created recipes for other businesses). We love these pear poaching ideas so much that we designate them as recipes for inspirational flavors. I’m glad we did, I’m glad you made this simple dessert.
My service was very similar to our roasted pears, which is another fabulous dessert with pears. They are very good with a tablespoon of whipped cream, coconut cream (yum!) or your favorite ice cream. You can make these pears in about 30 minutes and can last up to 4 days in the refrigerator, so these are the perfect desserts for your next dinner.
Key Ingredients
- pear: I like Bosc or Bartlett pears because the meat is usually stronger than other varieties. Any pear will work, but a firmer pear will be better in poaching liquid.
- wine: I use dry red wine to make pears in our photos, but you can use dry white wine instead if you prefer. Whatever you use, make sure it is something you enjoy drinking. For red wine, use the variety you use to make sangria like Rioja as this can fit well with the spices in our poaching liquids, or use my favorite Pinot Noir. For white wines, use dry and fruity flavors like Sauvignon Blanc.
- orange: I love some fresh orange juice squeezed in poaching liquid. It adds some sweetness and floral scent.
- Honey: With the orange floral scent, I love the honey of this recipe. You can use agave nectar or maple syrup instead if you like, but be aware that the taste of poaching liquid changes.
- spices: We scrape the cinnamon sticks, cloves and vanilla beans with the seeds and add them to the poaching liquid. If necessary, you can replace vanilla beans (2 to 3 teaspoons).
Easy Bar Poaching Pears
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These simple purse pears are breathtaking! I use red wine in poaching liquid, but white wine can do the same. When choosing wine for these pears, it doesn’t have to be the best bottle, but will definitely choose something you’ll be happy to drink. I went for dry red wines like Rioja, Pinot Noir or Merlot.
6 servings
You will need
1 lemon, cut in half
3 sturdy pears such as Bosc or Bartlett
1 cup of water
1 (750 ml) bottle of dry red wine such as Pinot Noir or Merlot
1 orange, one quarter
1/2 cup honey or more
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole lilacs
1 vanilla bean, half, scraped off by seeds
2 cups homemade whipped cream
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1Set aside a cauldron of at least 3 quarts. Cut a parchment circle that fits in the pan. Then, punch a small hole in the middle of the parchment to make it look like a donut. This is called a “bullet car”. Later, you place it on top of the poaching liquid to make sure the pears remain submerged.
2Fill the bowl large enough to place the pears in cold water. Squeeze the juice from 1 lemon into the water and prepare the pear.
3Peel the pear and cut it in half. Core them and then immediately place them in a bowl with lemonade to prevent browning.
4Mix a bottle of wine and 1 cup of water in a large pot. Squeeze the orange quarter onto the pan and place it in. Stir 1/2 cup honey, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves and vanilla beans, the seeds are scraped off and added to the pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
5Transfer half of the pear to the poaching liquid, place the parchment round on top of the poaching liquid, and cook on very low heat, adjusting the heat as needed until the whole process is soft, about 20 minutes. When they poach, occasionally push the pears down so that they can be immersed in the liquid.
6Heat or refrigerate with plenty of whipped cream or ice cream.
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- storage: Store poaching pears in poaching liquid and in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When the pears sit in the liquid, they bring a bigger flavor, making them a great finished dessert. Once ready to eat, put them in a pot in the stove and cool or heat them with some poaching liquid.
- vanilla: Replace vanilla beans with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
- Nutritional facts are estimates. They may be too high because we include poaching liquids in the calculation.
Nutrition per serving
Service size
Half of 1 poached pear, whipped cream
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Calories
196
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Total fat
4.6 g
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Saturated fat
2.8 grams
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cholesterol
15.2mg
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sodium
3.8mg
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carbohydrate
38.6g
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Dietary fiber
2.4 grams
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Total sugar
33.3g
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protein
1.1 g
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