Vanilla Poached Pears
Whole pears that are cooked in a vanilla simple syrup until soft
Equipment
- 1 peeler or small sharp knife
- 1 deep saucepan, small- medium sized
- 1 piece of baking paper a little bigger in size than the saucepan
Ingredients
- 5-6 whole pears
- 150 grams caster sugar
- 400 grams water
- 1 tbsp vanilla paste or extract
- 1 stick cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Begin by peeling each pear fully. Slice off the bottom of each pear a tiny bit, just enough to level the bottom so they are able to stand up alone.
- In a saucepan, check to see if the pears can all fit into the saucepan fully, the saucepan should be taller than the pears also.
- If the pears fit , add the sugar, water, vanilla and peeled pears to the saucepan.
- Take the piece of baking paper that is a little bigger than the saucepan and carefully press down onto the top of the syrup. This is to keep the pears from rising out of the syrup while cooking.
- Cook on a medium heat (allowing the syrup to simmer gently) for 10-15 minutes until the pears are soft when poked with a sharp knife.
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Serve the pears warm with ice cream, yoghurt, whipped cream, cake, porridge, pancakes etc.
- Allow leftovers to cool and store the pears in the syup in an airtght container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Keep any leftover syrup by straining it carefully to remove any pear pieces. The vanilla syrup can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 month in the fridge and can be used for drinks or poaching more pears.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.