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Ingredients
- 6 firm Bartlett pears
- 1 bottle red wine
- 1 vanilla bean, whole
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 (8 ounce) containers mascarpone cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Pinch cinnamon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
Directions
Peel pears and leave stem intact. In a large saucepan, bring wine and an equal amount of cold water to a simmer. Split vanilla bean lengthwise and add to wine and water mixture. Add cinnamon sticks, bay leaves and sugar, to taste. Add pears to liquid and simmer for about 20 minutes or until tender. Cool pears in wine mixture to room temperature. You can refrigerate them in the poaching liquid until you're ready to fill them.
Remove stems from pears and set stems aside. Core pears with an apple corer, leaving pear whole.
Whisk together mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, pinch cinnamon and powdered sugar until smooth. Transfer to a pastry bag, or if you do not have one, use wax paper tightly wrapped into a cone with the corner snipped off. Pipe filling into cored pears and finish by putting the stems gently into the mascarpone filling on top of the pears.
Bring sauce up to a simmer and reduce by half. Add butter to reduced sauce and stir until combined. Spoon generously over pears. Cool to room temperature before serving.
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By nowthatsawrap_1...
Spokane, 87
on January 01, 2013
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This recipe was fantastic! It was very easy to make and turned out looking just stellar. I used red table wine, it was perfect.
I poached mine for about 40 minutes, 20 wasn't long enough.
This is an absolute must for a nice dinner party.
By enigmatic hypernova
Euless, TX
on November 22, 2012
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Not only do these pears taste heavenly....they are also amazingly beautiful. The presentation is breathtaking and then the first bite of decadence just blows their mind. This has become a family favorite and a tradition at thanksgiving and winter holiday. Love it! Also, I use a Cabernet for the wine and although I see a lot of people saying it makes to much filling....you need it because its going to end up being the favorite part and my family always, ALWAYS, asks for more. : never can have too much of a good thing.
By k-duggan_9564794
Frederick, MD
on November 18, 2012
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You can't go wrong with this one! EVERYONE raved over these for both the flavors and presentation. The tast is light, clean and refreshing. Be sure to let the pears stay in the juice the full time so the color is deep and rich. I have made this several times and it is a keeper! Enjoy!
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