American · Dessert

Cranberry Poached Pears

Name: Cranberry Poached Pears
Total time: 42 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Bosc pears, large, ripe but firm, peeled, quartered and cored; 480 ml cranberry juice; 240 ml water; 2 tbsp sugar; ½ tsp dried orange peel, chopped; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 6 whole cloves

Quartered pears poached in cranberry juice with cinnamon and cloves, then glazed with the reduced cooking liquid. Beautifully rosy and served warm, at room temperature or chilled.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on20 min
Total42 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

4Bosc pears, large, ripe but firm, peeled, quartered and cored
480 mlcranberry juice
240 mlwater
2 tbspsugar
½ tspdried orange peel, chopped
½ tspground cinnamon
6whole cloves

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Pear
Berries (any)
Cranberry
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Cinnamon
Clove

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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