White Chocolate Glazed Poached Pears
Forget your usual caramel apples… White chocolate Glazed Poached Pears will be your family’s new favorite Fall tradition! This was my first time poaching pears and I coudn’t believe how simple this dessert was! It also made my house smell AMAZING! Poaching a pear is simple but looks and tastes so special! A fancy but easy dessert that makes your house smell like Fall? Sign me UP!
The first thing I did was research which was the best type of poaching pear. Fresh pear season is underway with all 10 varieties of USA Pears being harvested now. According to USA Pears the Boscdre pear is the perfect poaching pear because they have a more firm, dense flesh than other pear varieties. I headed out to my local store and it was easy to find these beautiful boscdre pears thanks to the USA Pear label. While most people prefer pears perfectly ripe, crisp and under-ripe pears are ideal for poaching. Determining if a pear is ripe is easy, apply gentle pressure to the narrow ”neck” of the pear with your thumb. If it yields to pressure, it’s ripe.
I knew immediately that I was going to glaze these pears with white chocolate, because that is my hubby’s favorite, and he can be a little hesitant about trying new things. 😉
How beautiful are these pears? I might even call them….. sexy.
I peeled and cored the pears leaving the stems intact and went with an easy poaching liquid of water, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. My house smelled insane. I kept the liquid going on simmer for a couple of hours after the pears were done because it smelled so good.
When the pears were almost done I went ahead and made the glaze. It was just a simple white chocolate glaze with cream and white chocolate.
I put lots of glaze 🙂
Here’s the recipe:
White Chocolate Glazed Poached Pears
Ingredients
4 Bosc Pears
4 cups water
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp nutmeg
White Chocolate Glaze:
Ingredients
4 oz white chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
Directions
Core and peel pears, leaving the stems intact. Slice a little off the bottom to level if necessary. Place them in a large sauce pan and add water, vanilla, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until pears are almost tender.
Meanwhile place finely chopped white chocolate in a heat proof bowl. Pour heavy cream in a small sauce pan. Bring just to a boil and pour over white chocolate and stir until smooth. Allow glaze to cool slightly. Drain pears and place on dessert plates. Drizzle with white chocolate glaze and serve.
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