Red Wine Poached Pears with Chocolate Filling

This red wine-poached pear with chocolate recipe is a perfect dessert option for the holidays, cold winter nights, or as a show-stopper to impress your friends. Just don’t let them know how easy it is to make! Serve with a savory cream like marscapone, crème fraiche, or Devonshire cream. Can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.

Original recipe makes 6 servings

Ingredients

4 pears, peeled, or more to taste
1 1/2 cups red wine
1 cup water
2/3 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 star anise pod
1 (11 ounce) jar chocolate sauce (such as Fran’s®)

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    40 mins

Directions

  1. Cut bottom off each pear and core from the bottom to give each pear a flat bottom to stand upright.
  2. Combine wine, water, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and star anise in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and arrange pears on their sides in the saucepan. Simmer pears for 10 to 12 minutes. Turn pears and continue simmering until tender and easily poked with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.
  3. Remove pears from wine mixture and place in a serving dish, standing upright. Continue boiling wine sauce until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 more minutes.
  4. Fill each pear’s core cavity with chocolate sauce. Pour wine sauce over each pear.

Nutrition

Calories: 400 kcal
Carbohydrates: 78.7 g
Cholesterol: < 1 mg
Fat: 4.8 g
Fiber: 6.2 g
Protein: 3 g
Sodium: 183 mg

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