Name: Spiced Pears Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 ml / 1 cup verjus or any strong vinegar of your choice; 1 tablespoons mustard seeds, crushed lightly; 3 whole clovesone stick of cinnamon; 1 tablespoon honey; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup water; 3 large pears, peeled, cored and cut into eighths; 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Spiced Pears Recipe

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Desserts, Easy Recipes

Servings 6

Calories 293.6 kcal

Ingredients

250 ml / 1 cup verjus or any strong vinegar of your choice
1 tablespoons mustard seeds, crushed lightly
3 whole clovesone stick of cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup water
3 large pears, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

#The sweetness of the pears is a good foil for the spicy flavor of the sauce. These spiced pears accompany cheese fantastically -especially Brie or Camembert, Prepare individual serving plates of cheese and pears for an effortless yet dramatic ending to any meal instead of serving a cheese platter. Serve chilled Riesling wine with this cheese dessert.# Boil and then simmer all the ingredients, except the pears and mustard, In a saucepan over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
Add the pears and continue simmering until the pears are tender.
Remove the pears with a slotted spoon. Continue simmering the liquid until syrupy. Whisk in the mustard.
Taste and sweeten further as necessary. Pour syrup over the pears.
Cool and refrigerate until ready to serve with an assortment of cheeses of your choice. Accompany dessert with walnut halves.

Keyword Dessert recipes, Fruit Desserts