I’m going to share this elegant-looking dessert with you even though I’m the only person in my house who will eat it. My husband, apparently, does not like pears. He’s told me that before, but I guess it just didn’t register because I can’t imagine anyone not liking pears–or any other fruit. (I can’t think of a single fruit I don’t like.) So he didn’t even try this. My daughter, on the other hand, tried one bite of it but didn’t want more. She likes pears, I think. Maybe she doesn’t like cooked pears? Oh well, more pears for me!
The recipe is super-fast and easy because you use a microwave to cook the pears. If you don’t like microwaves, you can cook the pears on the stove, but you’ll need to simmer them in fruit juice or other liquid, whereas if you cook them in the microwave, you’re basically poaching them in their own juices.
Poached Pears in Raspberry Sauce
4 Bosc pears
1 1/2 tsp. maple syrup
cinnamon
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
1/4 cup apple juice
1 1/2 tsp. orange liqueur
sweetener to taste (I used 3 tbsp. agave nectar)
Peel the pears and trim the bottoms to that they (maybe) stand upright. Put them in a microwave-safe casserole dish, drizzle them with the maple syrup and sprinkle them with cinnamon. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Cook on high power until they are tender, but not mushy, about 8-10 minutes. When they’re done, lift them out of the dish and place them on serving plates. Reserve any of their juices to add to the raspberry sauce.
If the raspberries are frozen, heat them in a saucepan until they’re thawed. Then put the raspberries and orange juice in a blender, and add any juices from the pears. Puree until completely blended. Set a strainer over the saucepan, and pour the raspberry mixture through it, stirring and pressing on it to force the juices into the pan while removing the seeds. Add the orange liqueur and sweetener to taste. Heat, stirring, until mixture thickens slightly, about 5-10 minutes.
Serve the pear on a dessert plate or bowl surrounded by raspberry sauce. Garnish, if you wish, with extra raspberries.
One pear per serving: 192 Calories (kcal); 1 g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 1 g Protein; 48 g Carbohydrate; 0 mg Cholesterol; 1 mg Sodium; 8 g Fiber.
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Hi – I was up late looking for recipes for Thanksgiving. I have always wanted to try a poach pear recipe and found yours. I was also hungry. I happened to have a few pears. I peeled one pear, slowly poured some maple syrup and followed it up with a little cinnamon. I layed it down on a small plate and covered the pear with plastic wrap. Then placed the plate in the microwave for appx 4 minutes. What a wonderful dessert! It was absolutely delicious and so easy to make! What a great find….thank you!
Wow! I tried this without making the raspberry sauce. It is SO SO good! I got brown pears in my food coop basket. We don’t really like brown pears, so it’s usually a chore to get them eaten. This recipe is so tasty and elegant…delicate flavors mingled together that you wouldn’t think would be so complex with just three ingredients. But va va voom. It’s YUM. Plus this recipe is so easy and quick. I’ll be glad to see brown pears in my basket from now on. These disappeared in one day. Thank you!