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Red Wine-Poached Pears
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Red Wine-Poached Pears

8 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Red Wine-Poached Pears

Pinot Noir, along with raspberries and vanilla, updates this classic fruit dessert. Bosc pears, with their spicy flavor and creamy texture, are the best variety to use. Pass thin wafers of bittersweet chocolate as an accompaniment.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

263
Calories
3g
Protein
1g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Bean not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 Bosc pears, peeled, with stems intact
  • 2 1/2 cups Pinot Noir or other light, fruity red wine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 lemon zest strip, 2 inches long by 3/4 inch wide
  • One 2-inch piece vanilla bean
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup fresh or thawed, unsweetened frozen raspberries
  • Fresh raspberries for garnish (optional)

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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