Poached Pears with Raspberry Puree

May. 11, 2009 at 8:00pm

A wonderfully refreshing dessert!

2 cups dry white wine
2 1/2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
1 vanilla bean
zest of 1 lemon
4 firm, ripe pears
1 cup Raspberry Puree (see previous recipe)

In a deep saucepan, combine wine, water, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean and lemon zest.  Bring to a boil.  Peel Pears, leaving stems intact.  Gently drop pears into poaching liquid, adding water or wine, if necessary, to completely cover the fruit.  Cover and simmer 25-30 minutes, or until pears are tender.  Remove from heat.  Cool pears in the poaching liquid until ready to serve.

Serve pears on deep-lip dessert plates.  Pour 1/4 cup of Raspberry Puree over each pear.

Serves 4.

APPROXIMATE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING 
CALORIES - 194
 CARBOHYDRATES - 30 g
 TOTAL FAT - 1 g
PROTEIN - 1 g
 CHOLESTEROL - 0 mg
 SATURATED FAT - 0 g
SODIUM - 6 mg
DIETARY FIBER - 6 g

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