Spiced Red Wine-Poached Pears

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Made this 3 year ago and my guests are still talking about and requesting it, so I’ll make it again for this Christmas. It is very easy and should make ahead so less work for the day of dinner, which allows me more time to enjoy with my guests.

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I am not a pear lover but a local grocery store had some for sale. As a lover of fresh fruit, I decided to try them out. My next step was to find recipes to spice up the pears.......which brings me here. Three letters......O.M.G! This recipe was DIVINE! The syrup mixture is soooooo good. I plan to use it in the future on other desserts such as pound cake, cheesecake!, pan cakes, strawberries, etc. I have so many ideas! Sooooo good! YUMMY!

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Amazing! I made this today and the actual work time was minimal. Though it looks very impressive when served, the recipe is actually very forgiving. I peeled my pears a little roughly and then started by simmering them upright accidentally, so I had to overcook them to get color on the sides. Despite these issues, the pears were both beautiful and scrumptious!!
I hollowed out the bottoms and filled them ith homemade whipped cream (verry lightly sweetened and then placed each on top of a little scoop of the whipped cream before drizzling the syrup. The result looked like a masterpiece and was absolutely to die for. I'm considering serving them hot with a little brie next time :

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It was great!! My husband and daugther loved them and I used Splenda! My husband loves dessert but he is at a border of diabetis so I was creative and replaced the sugar for splenda but next time I'll cut a little bit on splenda, it was very sweet but delicious. I am not big on dessert but loved it and I could drink the syrop like juice it was delicious!!! Thanks!

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I loved it! It even looked beautiful!!! Ellie's recipes are always wonderful

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Time consuming, but very good. I cored out the bottoms with a spoon before cooking to get all of the seeds out (be careful not to break the pear, and just before serving filled the holes with mascarpone cheese..delish!

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I assume this dessert is still alcoholic because it hasn't been cooked that long?

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This dessert received mixed reviews in my household. I thought it was very good; my husband thought it was OK. Specifically, he said it tastes like "really good cough syrup." I should add that my husband is not a big fan of pears so the dessert may have been doomed with him from the start. I should also add that I am a sucker for visually appealing foods and this dessert is gorgeous.

PS I agree with another reviewer that ice cream would make a great addition to this dish.

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Made this over the weekend. Everyone loved it. It was delicious, light. I served it some chopped walnuts and they added the crunch that I thought was lacking in the recipe.

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Made this for a wine tasting party the other night. Since there would be plenty of food and a alot of people, I quareterd the pears and addjusted the cooking time to 12 to 15 minutes. I used Bosc pears. Everyone loved them! Plan to make them for serveral occasions for the Holidays!