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pear with red wine

pear with red wine

Desserts

Poached pears in a red wine syrup infused with orange, vanilla, and spices: a simple dessert, served warm or cold.

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Recipe from Castelobranco, 1997kB, Dumbmoron2018 and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Poached pears in red wine are a simple dessert: the pears are gently simmered in a spiced red wine syrup with vanilla and orange, and then served warm or cold.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodPoaching
  • Estimated cost$7.23 $7.23 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.74
  • $0.88
  • $0.16
  • $0.01
  • $0.08
  • $5.36

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare a syrup by bringing the wine, sugar, and spices to a boil in a pot.
  2. Peel the pears without cutting them. ≈ 8 min
  3. When the wine is simmering, add the pears and reduce the heat. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cover the pot and allow to simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes.
  5. When the pears are soft all the way to the core, remove them. ≈ 3 min
  6. Continue cooking the syrup for a few minutes to achieve the desired thickness.
  7. Drizzle the pears with syrup. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let it cool completely, and then refrigerate if desired, to serve it very cold.

The bill

pear with red wine

  • 2 medium-sized pears$0.74
  • 20 cl of red wine$0.88
  • 40 g of powdered sugar$0.16
  • 2 grams of vanilla sugar$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of honey$0.08
  • 10 teaspoons of orange zest$5.36

Total$7.23

that's $7.23 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 2 medium-sized pears
  • 20 cl of red wine
  • 40 g of powdered sugar
  • 2 grams of vanilla sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 10 teaspoons of orange zest
  • One clove
  • One black peppercorn
  • A pinch of ground nutmeg

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