Cranberry Poached Pears with Mascarpone
Servings:
5
prep time:
30 mins
cook time:
30 mins
Total time:
1 hour 0 mins
Ingredients
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5 medium-size Bosc pears , peeled
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2 ½ cups cranberries , rinsed
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Juice of an orange
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Orange zest
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1 cinnamon stick
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1 sprig fresh rosemary, more as garnish
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6 cups water
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⅓ cup honey (or more to taste)
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Vermont Creamery Mascarpone
1 cup
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¼ cup hazelnuts
Directions
- Place pears, cranberries, orange juice, orange zest, cinnamon stick, and rosemary sprig in 3 1/2-quart Dutch oven or large saucepan with lid
- Pour water over ingredients in pan. Drizzle with honey.,Cover pan with lid; bring to a boil over medium heat
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15-20 mintues or until knife inserted into one of the pears goes in and out easily
- At serving time, spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of mascarpone cheese into bottom of individual serving bowls. Place one pear into each bowl; drizzle with juices.
- Spoon cooked cranberries into each bowl. Sprinkle each with hazelnuts and a few leaves of fresh rosemary. Drizzle with more honey, if desired.
