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Poached mulled wine pears

Name: Poached mulled wine pears
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 bottle (75cl) hearty red wine; Pared zest and juice of 1 orange; Pared zest of 1 lemon; 4-5 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 125g caster sugar; 6 ripe but firm pears, peeled with stalks intact

Published: 31 Dec 11
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Give poached pears a festive twist with our easy mulled wine pears recipe. A lighter alternative to Christmas pudding or trifle.

If you liked this, you’ll love our blackberry and bay poached pear pavlova

Easy
January 2012

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Takes 5 minutes to make, 60-70 minutes to cook, plus cooling

Give poached pears a festive twist with our easy mulled wine pears recipe. A lighter alternative to Christmas pudding or trifle.

If you liked this, you’ll love our blackberry and bay poached pear pavlova

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 236kcals
Fat: 0.2g (no saturated)
Protein: 0.7g
Carbohydrates: 37.5g (36.6g sugars)
Fibre: 4.4g
Salt: trace

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Ingredients

1 bottle (75cl) hearty red wine
Pared zest and juice of 1 orange
Pared zest of 1 lemon
4-5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
125g caster sugar
6 ripe but firm pears, peeled with stalks intact

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Method

Pour the wine and 600ml water into a pan. Add all the other ingredients, apart from the pears, put over a low heat, then stir until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
Return the pan to the heat, then add the pears. Bring to a gentle simmer and submerge the pears in the liquid for 35-40 minutes, turning occasionally, until just cooked and ruby red. Remove to a bowl and set aside to cool.
Bring the poaching liquid back to the boil and reduce by half (to about 500ml) until slightly syrupy. Cool a little before pouring over the pears. Cool completely before serving.