Scarlet Poached Pears

Name: Scarlet Poached Pears
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups Orange Muscat; 1 medium red beet; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 stick cinnamon stick; 2 leaves Turkish bay leaves; 3 small firm-ripe pears; such as Forelle; peeled; halved lengthwise; and cored

Elegant pears poached in Orange Muscat wine and infused with beet for a beautiful scarlet color. The pears are simmered with cinnamon and bay leaves until tender, creating a sophisticated dessert in a rich, syrupy sauce.

4 servings

1 hr 20 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 cups Orange Muscat
•1 medium red beet
•1 tablespoon sugar
•2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
•1 stick cinnamon stick
•2 leaves Turkish bay leaves
•3 small firm-ripe pears
•such as Forelle
•peeled
•halved lengthwise
•and cored

Cooking Instructions

1.
Bring wine, beet, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and bay leaves to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quarts saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
10 min
2.
Add pears and cover with a round of parchment paper. Simmer, turning occasionally, until pears are tender and liquid is syrupy, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer pears to a bowl. Discard cinnamon stick and bay leaves and pour syrup over pears. Cool completely in syrup, about 30 minutes.
70 min