Easy & healthy spiced pears poached in red wine
Thinly sliced pears are poached in red wine with honey and spices. You'll love this healthy dessert. Serve it with your favorite yogurt, ice cream, or pancakes.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 275kcal
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Knife
- Chopping Board
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 4 large pears ripe and firm
- 2½ cups red wine
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon Honey
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Peel the pears if desired. Remove the pear cores. Slice each pear thinly.
- Assemble the pear slices in the saucepan by layering the slices on top of each other.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top layer of the pears.
- Pour the red wine over the sliced pears.
- Drizzle the honey over the pears.
- Heat the pears over medium-high heat.
- Once the red wine begins to bubble, turn the heat down to low. Allow the pears to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Flip the pears so the pears on the bottom of the saucepan are moved to the top and vice versa.
- Simmer the pears for another 5 minutes (or until they are soft to your liking).
- When the pears reach your preferred softness, remove the pears from the saucepan. Set them aside.
- Boil the spiced wine and honey mixture for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens on medium-high heat. The syrup should reduce by ⅓ the volume (or by ½ of the volume if you want a thicker sauce), about 5 minutes (could be longer if you like your syrup thicker).
- When you're satisfied with the sauce's thickness, remove it from the heat. Pour it over the pears. Allow the pears and sauce to cool.
- Enjoy your red-wine poached pears!
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 457mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg