{"id":2230,"date":"2012-03-08T00:32:01","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2012-04-06T01:18:51","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T01:18:51","slug":"spiced-sparkling-cider-poached-pears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2012\/03\/08\/spiced-sparkling-cider-poached-pears\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiced Sparkling Cider Poached Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes I get a little tired of making (and sampling!) cupcakes, cookies, pies, etc. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t happen often, but whenever it does I always want to try something new. \u00a0Something fruity, healthy, and drenched in spiced sparking cider syrup\u2026<\/p>\n

These poached pears definitely fit the bill! \u00a0They are sweet, but light and refreshing. \u00a0Serve them with a scoop of ice cream (vanilla<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0dulce de leche<\/a>\u00a0would pair {hehe} nicely), and there\u2019s no one who\u2019ll resist this after-dinner treat!<\/p>\n

Entertaining? \u00a0Poach the pears the day before, refrigerate them in the syrup, and simply reheat them while your guests are finishing dinner. \u00a0It couldn\u2019t be easier!<\/p>\n

Spiced Sparkling Cider Poached Pears<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 1 bottle sparkling cider (I used Martinelli\u2019s)<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 cup sugar<\/li>\n
  • 4 cups water<\/li>\n
  • 1 whole cinnamon stick<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 vanilla bean (substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract if you don\u2019t have vanilla beans)<\/li>\n
  • Pinch of ground cloves<\/li>\n
  • Pinch of nutmeg<\/li>\n
  • 1\/8 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n
  • Juice of 1\/2 a lemon<\/li>\n
  • Zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n
  • 8 small Anjou pears, peeled and hollowed (use a small spoon to hollow them out, or a small corer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In a large pot, over medium heat, combine all of the ingredients except the pears.<\/p>\n

    Bring the syrup to a boil, and boil over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, until the syrup has thickened.<\/p>\n

    Add the pears.<\/p>\n

    Simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes, or until the pears can be pierced easily with a fork. \u00a0They should be fork-tender, but not hard or mushy.<\/p>\n

    Remove the pot from the heat, and let the pears cool.<\/p>\n

    Serve warm, or refrigerate and re-heat the next day.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    Makes 8 poached pears.<\/p>\n

    Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Sweet pears poached in warm sparkling cider syrup. Put a little fruit in your life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,110,329],"tags":[342,341,340,344,343,339],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2233,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230\/revisions\/2233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}