Red Wine Poached Pears with Chocolate Filling recipe

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Ingredients

4 pears, peeled, or more to taste
1 ½ cups red wine
1 cup water
⅔ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 star anise pod
1 (11 ounce) jar chocolate sauce (such as Fran's®)

Nutrition Info

399.9 calories
carbohydrate: 78.7 g
cholesterol: 0.5 mg
fat: 4.8 g
fiber: 6.2 g
protein: 3 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 182.7 mg
sugar: 54.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cut bottom off each pear and core from the bottom to give each pear a flat bottom to stand upright.

  2. Combine wine, water, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and star anise in a large saucepan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and arrange pears on their sides in the saucepan. Simmer pears for 10 to 12 minutes. Turn pears and continue simmering until tender and easily poked with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.

  3. Remove pears from wine mixture and place in a serving dish, standing upright. Continue boiling wine sauce until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 more minutes.

  4. Fill each pear's core cavity with chocolate sauce. Pour wine sauce over each pear.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This red wine-poached pear with chocolate recipe is a perfect dessert option for the holidays, cold winter nights, or as a show-stopper to impress your friends. Just don't let them know how easy it is to make! Serve with a savory cream like mascarpone, crème fraiche, or Devonshire cream. Can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.

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