Poached Pears with Raspberry Chocolate Sauce

Originally, pears were only poached in wine and sugar, but these days you can get really creative with what you use. Since beer is our preferred beverage of choice, we used a black lager. The chocolatey flavor of the black lager goes perfectly with raspberry.

Total Time

40min

5.0

1 Ratings

Author: Local Adventurer

Servings:

Ingredients

•

1/2 cup

Black Lager

•

3/4 cup

Granulated Sugar

•

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

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Cinnamon Stick

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1 1/2 cups

Water

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Firm Bartlett Pears

•

2 Tbsp

Lime Juice

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1 cup

Frozen Raspberries

or Fresh Raspberries

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1 tsp

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Cooking Instructions

Peel Bartlett Pears (4) but leave the stems on. Coat them in Lime Juice (2 Tbsp) and set aside to delay the browning process.

Combine the Black Lager (1/2 cup) , Water (1 1/2 cups) , Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) , Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) , and Cinnamon Stick (1) and simmer on low heat (approximately 5 minutes).

Cook pears in over low heat in sugar syrup, turning them often.

Remove pears with a slotted spoon when tender. You can use a knife or fork to check. Boil remaining syrup and reduce to half (about 1 cup).

Remove cinnamon stick and discard or keep as a garnish. Add Frozen Raspberries (1 cup) and Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (1 tsp) to syrup and stir in for 5 minutes.

Serve with the syrup drizzled over the pears and enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

305

FAT

0.4 g

PROTEIN

1.8 g

CARBS

73.2 g