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Citrus poached pear

No added sugar recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Desserts, Sweets and savories
Cuisine International, One pot, Summer, Vegan
Servings 2 halves
Calories 126 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pear
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 stick cinnamon stick
  • 4-7 peppercorns
  • lemon zest from half a lemon
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 1 tbsp honey (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Wash and peel the pear keeping the stalk intact. Cut into two halves. Set aside.
  • Into juice a sauce pan add the apple juice and orange juice. follow this by the spices
  • Bring it to a slow boil.
  • Add in the pears into the boiling sauces
  • Cover cook the pears for 25-30 minutes or until tender.
  • Turn the pear every 10 minutes so it coats in the sauce evenly.
  • The pear would be spoon tender to be done.
  • Boil down the sauces for 5 minutes more to create a luscious sauce.
  • Serve hot with a scoop of cold ice cream or serve chilled with the luscious sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 70gCalories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.04gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27g
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