Red Wine Poached Pears

A great dessert any time of year – Red Wine Poached Pears flavored with a hint of cinnamon and lemon. An easy dessert to prepare ahead of time.

Red Wine Poached Pears

I’m not sure what to say except for YUM!

I had never had poached pears before. I really wasn’t sure what I was in for. I could not have imagined the wonderful smells that were coming from the wine and cinnamon and lemon cooking together. Mr. Quart commented that it smelled almost like Germany at Christmas time. The mulled wine filled my house with a pleasant perfume.

I wish I had a scented candle that smelled like that!

Now for the taste of the poached pears – O.M.G! Amazing! I was lucky to have gotten through photographing these without eating them all! I guess I was always nervous and scared to try a poached pear. I don’t know why… I’ve been missing out!

I just “paired” these up with some fresh whipped cream and a few lemon twists to garnish.

Poached pears are not difficult to make. Give it a try for your dinner party. Your guests will not be disappointed! Trust me.

This post is part of a three part recipe series. Check out the Homemade Quark Cheese and Red Wine Poached Pear Grilled Cheese recipes.

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Yield: 4

Red Wine Poached Pears

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Red Wine Poached Pears are full of spice and flavor. These make a great Summer or Fall dessert and are easy to prepare ahead of time.

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 4 pears, ripe but still firm
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cups red wine
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. Peel pears. Cut in half lengthwise, remove seed center, stem, and blossom end.
2. In a large sauce pan, add the water, wine, and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add pears, lemon, and cinnamon stick. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn pears over and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes.
3. Remove pears and place flat in a container. Continue to cook the red wine sauce over high heat until it reduces by half and becomes more syrupy. This should take 20 minutes
4. Pour wine sauce through a strainer over the pears. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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