Bourbon & Vanilla Poached Pears with a Caramelized Reduction (GF) (V)

Poached pears can be filled with sweetened mascarpone cheese and flavored with
orange liqueur for an added element.

Servings: 4 servings

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Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
1 hour

Total Time:
1 hour, 20 minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

American French

Keywords:

Caramel Cinnamon dessert vanilla Reduction pears Cardamom bourbon Poached

Instructions

1 In a pot, combine the water, brown sugar, bourbon, orange liqueur, spices and
vanilla paste.

Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
2 Peel the pears and core out the bottom where the stem runs about 2/3 up the stem
to remove the seeds.

Removing the core and seeds from the bottom is not necessary but gives you a
pear that is easy to eat without cutting around the core when eating.

The pears will also poach faster than a whole pear.

You could pipe in a mascarpone filling to give the pears an additional element
once cooled.
3 Add the peeled pears to the poaching liquid.
4 Simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Rotating the pears every 5-10 minutes to ensure they evenly cook.

Poaching time will increase if you are poaching whole pears that are not cored
from the bottom.
5 Check the pears with a knife to determine tenderness.

Once knife tender, remove the pears from the pan and reserve in the refrigerator
to cool.
6 Turn up the heat on the poaching liquid and reduce for approximately 30 minutes.

You want to remove much of the water in the poaching liquid.
7 Stir throughout the reduction process.

This will determine the thickness of the sauce, bring up a spoonful of sauce and
pour out into the pot.

If the reduction begins to run slower off of the spoon and begin to show signs
that it looks like a thin syrup remove from the heat.

The reduction will thicken some as it cools.
8 While the sauce is on the stove top, add the cream and stir to combine.
9 Add the cold butter to the sauce and stir to combine.

This sauce will not be as thick as a caramel or butterscotch as the sugar was
not caramelized like a caramel would.

But it does give a similar flavor profile with the brown sugar, cream and butter
with a touch of bourbon and spice.

Serve the Pear with some Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with the Caramelized Reduction,
garnish with some toasted pecans.

Enjoy!

Bourbon & Vanilla Poached Pears with a Caramelized Reduction (GF) (V)

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