Name: Red Wine Aged Vanilla Balsamic Poached Pears with Honey Cinnamon Mascarpone
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 4 medium, firm pears such as Bosc or D'Anjou peeled, cored and halved; 1 bottle of fruity red wine such as Malbec or Pinot; 1 cup "Olive the Best" Tahitian Vanilla Dark Balsamic; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 cup granulated sugar; 8 oz container mascarpone; 2 tbsp heavy cream; 3 tbsp honey; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

CategoryDesserts

Great Winter Delight!
Pears are so tasty and really don't get enough attention in my opinion.
This brings a whole new dimension to a fruit we often ignore.

Prep Time20 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time1 hr

4 medium, firm pears such as Bosc or D'Anjou peeled, cored and halved

1 bottle of fruity red wine such as Malbec or Pinot

1 cup "Olive the Best" Tahitian Vanilla Dark Balsamic

2 star anise

1 cinnamon stick

1 cup granulated sugar

For the Mascarpone

8 oz container mascarpone

2 tbsp heavy cream

3 tbsp honey

1 tsp ground cinnamon

In a medium, heavy saucepan mix the red wine, balsamic, sugar, cinnamon stick and star anise. Bring to a simmer and reduce by 1/3 (about 15 minutes).

Place the pear halves in to the hot poaching liquid and simmer for 25 minutes or until the pear halves are vivid red and tender when pierced with a knife tip.

Chill the pears in the poaching liquid.https://www.olivethebest.ca/wp-admin/post.php?post=19301&action=edit#

To make the Honey-Mascarpone

Using a stand mixer or in a medium mixing bowl, whip the mascarpone, honey and cinnamon together until light and airy.

Serve the chilled pears with a dollop of mascarpone.

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