Poached Apples with Vanilla Yogurt
Elegant poached apples simmered in spiced red wine and citrus, served with honey-sweetened vanilla yogurt sauce. A sophisticated yet simple dessert that perfectly balances sweet and tangy flavors.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups fruity red wine
- •¾ cup sugar
- •⅓ cup fresh orange juice
- •2 strips orange peel
- •1 strip lemon peel
- •1 stick cinnamon stick
- •1 whole star anise
- •4 medium apples
- •1 cup Greek-style yogurt
- •1½ tablespoons honey
- •1 bean vanilla bean
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine wine, sugar, orange juice, orange peel, lemon peel, cinnamon stick, star anise, and 2 cups water in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add apples; reduce heat to low and simmer, occasionally rotating apples, until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 25-30 minutes.
30 min
- 2.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer apples to a plate and set aside. Strain poaching liquid in pan into a small saucepan, discarding solids in strainer. Set saucepan over medium-high heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until poaching liquid is syrupy and reduced to about 3/4 cup, 10-15 minutes (syrup will thicken as it cools).
15 min
- 3.
Combine yogurt and honey in a small bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; whisk until the yogurt sauce is smooth and well blended.
5 min
- 4.
Divide yogurt sauce among plates. Place warm apples on top. Drizzle syrup over.
5 min