Pears Poached in Orange Syrup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 ripe Bose or Anjou pears4 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice. Use 2 large oranges2 Tablespoons sugar8 oz. water1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 five spice * See tips1/2 anise* See tipsorange rind4 tablespoons of Hershey chocolate lite syrupFat free whipped cream, in a can.
1. Wash pears, cut in half, using a small spoon scoop out the core . Set aside
2. Cut some small rind from fresh oranges. set aside.
3. Squeeze 4 oz fresh orange juice. Add juice to large deep skillet. Add the 8 oz. of water. The sugar and spices, stir to mix. Add the orange rind pieces
4. Lay the cut side of pears in the pan, in the liquid.
Bring the liquid to a slow boil, reduce the heat to medium. Cover the pan. In about 15 minutes, test to see if pears are tender. If they are remove from pan.
Bring the liquid to a slow boil with the pan uncovered to reduce the liquid to a thick syrup. At this point put the pears, cut side down back in the syrup and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Serve by placing each pear on a small plate, drizzle some of the orange syrup over the pear, drizzle a tablespoon of chocolate sauce and , garnish with some fat free whip cream. Make sure each dish gets some of the candied orange peal from the syrup.
These can also be served cold .
Serving Size: 4 individual servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TUBLADY.
2. Cut some small rind from fresh oranges. set aside.
3. Squeeze 4 oz fresh orange juice. Add juice to large deep skillet. Add the 8 oz. of water. The sugar and spices, stir to mix. Add the orange rind pieces
4. Lay the cut side of pears in the pan, in the liquid.
Bring the liquid to a slow boil, reduce the heat to medium. Cover the pan. In about 15 minutes, test to see if pears are tender. If they are remove from pan.
Bring the liquid to a slow boil with the pan uncovered to reduce the liquid to a thick syrup. At this point put the pears, cut side down back in the syrup and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Serve by placing each pear on a small plate, drizzle some of the orange syrup over the pear, drizzle a tablespoon of chocolate sauce and , garnish with some fat free whip cream. Make sure each dish gets some of the candied orange peal from the syrup.
These can also be served cold .
Serving Size: 4 individual servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TUBLADY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 124.3
- Total Fat: 2.3 g
- Cholesterol: 5.0 mg
- Sodium: 19.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 26.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
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