Dessert for 4

Poached Pears

Name: Poached Pears
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1 cup dry white wine; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 strips 1-inch lemon peel; 3 strips 1-inch orange peel; 1 star anise pod (optional)

$6.08for 460 minServes 4

Firm pears simmer gently in a sweet white-wine syrup with citrus peels and warm spices, then cool before serving.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Oranges, 0.3 lb$1.49/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.42Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.08

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.52 per serving$6.08 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
3 strips 1-inch lemon peel
3 strips 1-inch orange peel
1 star anise pod (optional)

Steps

Peel the pears, leaving their stems attached.
Combine the water, wine, sugar, cinnamon, lemon peel, orange peel, and star anise in a 4-quart saucepan.
Bring the syrup to a gentle boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the pears, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, turning them several times.
Cool the pears in the syrup for 20 minutes.