Christmas mulled wine poached pears recipe for 8

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This Christmas dessert serves eight with tender spiced pears and reduced wine syrup. It is best made a day ahead and served chilled or lightly warmed.

Ingredients

  • Bosc pears

    8

  • Dry red wine

    1 bottle

  • Orange

    1

  • Granulated sugar

    3/4 cup

  • Cinnamon sticks

    2

  • Star anise

    2 pods

  • Whole cloves

    6

  • Vanilla bean

    1

  • Lemon

    1

  • Mascarpone cheese

    8 ounces

How to make it

  1. Peel pears, leaving stems intact, and rub with lemon to prevent browning. 2. Combine wine, orange peel, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and split vanilla bean in a wide pot. 3. Add pears and simmer gently, turning occasionally, for 25 to 35 minutes. 4. Remove pears when tender and chill them in some of the poaching liquid. 5. Boil remaining liquid until syrupy. 6. Serve pears with syrup and a spoonful of mascarpone.

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This Christmas dessert serves eight with tender spiced pears and reduced wine syrup. It is best made a day ahead and served chilled or lightly warmed.

What do I need to buy for "Christmas mulled wine poached pears recipe for 8"?

This list has 10 items, including Bosc pears, Dry red wine, Orange, and Granulated sugar. Cross off what you already own, then buy the rest.

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No. Use it as a starting checklist for Christmas mulled wine poached pears recipe for 8. Cross off what you already have—often that includes Bosc pears—and add anything your situation still needs.

Does "Christmas mulled wine poached pears recipe for 8" include cooking or prep steps?

Yes. There are 1 short steps after the ingredient list, starting with: Peel pears, leaving stems intact, and rub with lemon to prevent browning. 2. Combine wine, orange peel, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and split vanilla bean in a wide pot. 3. Add pears and simmer gently, turning occasionally, for 25 to 35 mi…

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