Pears Poached in Earl Grey Tea with Dried Fruit

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Pears Poached in Earl Grey Tea with Dried Fruit

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 218.6

Total Fat: 0.9 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 8.7 mg
Total Carbs: 55.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
Protein: 1.0 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Pears Poached in Earl Grey Tea with Dried Fruit calories by ingredient

Introduction

The tea adds an elegant complexity to the sauce for the pears, dried apricots, and cherries. Using dried tart cherries instead of Bing cherries helps balance the sweetness. The tea adds an elegant complexity to the sauce for the pears, dried apricots, and cherries. Using dried tart cherries instead of Bing cherries helps balance the sweetness.

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 cups water

2 Earl Grey tea bags

1/2 cup sugar

2 large firm but ripe Bosc pears (about 12 ounces), peeled, halved lengthwise, cored

8 dried apricot halves

4 whole cloves

1/4 cup dried tart cherries

Directions

Bring 2 cups water to boil in medium saucepan. Add tea bags. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags.
Add sugar to tea and stir over medium heat until dissolved. Add pears, apricots, and cloves. (Tip: Put cloves in a tea ball.)
Cover and simmer until pears are just tender, about 8 minutes. Add cherries and simmer 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears, apricots, and cherries to bowl.
Boil syrup in saucepan until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over fruit. Chill until cold, about 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)

Divide fruit and syrup among 4 bowls and serve.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAITMAKER.