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Spiced Poached Pears with Salted Caramel

I LOVE pears! I love them raw, in salads, on a cheese board and don't even get me started on pear sorbet!! This salted caramel sauce recipe is also versatile with endless possibilities! This dish is a combination of two very simple recipes, but the combo is seriously heaven.

Total Time

1hr 45min

4.0

4 Ratings

Author: Gather & Feast

Servings:

Ingredients

Pears

•

Brown Beurré Bosc Pears

•

8 cups

Water

or Enough water to cover the pears

•

Cinnamon Sticks

•

2 Tbsp

Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground

•

1 tsp

Whole Cloves

•

Orange

•

4 Tbsp

Rice Malt Syrup

or Honey

•

Star Anise

Salted Caramel

•

7 oz

Butter

•

2 1/2 cups

Brown Sugar , firmly packed

•

2 cups

Cream

or Greek Yogurt

•

2 tsp

Sea Salt

Cooking Instructions

Use a vegetable peeler to create 4-6 strips of orange rind from the Orange (1) .

Pour boiling Water (8 cups) into a large pot. Add the Cinnamon Sticks (3) , Star Anise (2) , Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground (2 Tbsp) , Whole Cloves (1 tsp) , Rice Malt Syrup (4 Tbsp) or honey and orange rinds.

Peel the Brown Beurré Bosc Pears (10) and pop them in the pot. I like to leave some whole and cut some in half, then use a melon baller to take out the core of the halved pears.

Bring the pears back up to a simmer. At this point, if you stir the spiced water, you might find it is a bit slimy. Don't freak out, it sometimes does this. If it is worrying you, add some extra boiling water and it should thin out.

Now leave the pears to simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours with the lid on, but tilted.

For the salted caramel, add the Butter (7 oz) , Brown Sugar (2 1/2 cups) , and Cream (2 cups) into a medium sized saucepan. Stir until the butter melts and all ingredients are incorporated.

Bring to the boil and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the caramel coats the back of the spoon. Take the caramel off the heat and stir the Sea Salt (2 tsp) through.

Lastly, pour the caramel over the poached pears and serve with natural yoghurt. Enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

683

FAT

35.1 g

PROTEIN

2.7 g

CARBS

95.0 g