Spicy non-poached pears
Make this delightful guilt-free dessert with spicy pears. Pears are soaked instead of poached in spices to give them vibrant and delicate spicy flavor while enhancing their health benefits.
Servings: 3 pears
Calories:
Cost: 10$
Equipment
- melon baller spoon
Ingredients
- ½ cup red hibiscus dried flowers ( a small handful)
- ¾ cup raisins (without any sugar added to them)
- 1 pomegranate (optional)
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- a few cloves
- a few star anise
- nutmeg nut
- 3 pears (firm)
- boiling water
Instructions
- Boil a large amount of water in a water kettle (about 1.5l)
- In a large bowl, put the anise, clove, hibiscus, and pomegranate arils
- Break cinnamon sticks into chunks. I use a harmer. Put the chunks in the bowl
- Using a vegetable grater, grate the nutmeg. A few scrapes will do
- Clean and wipe the pears. Peel them using a vegetable peeler
- Use a melon spoon to scoop out the base. Just once.
- Place the pears standing in the bowl. Cover them with the boiling water.
- After a few hours, stir the spices with a wooden spoon
- Keep turning the pears now and then to allow all sides to be colored.
- Remove from the soaking water and serve at room temperature, if not, store in an air-tight container in your fridge for up to 4 days.
Notes
- These soaked pears aren't sugared as the poached ones. The goal here is to have something healthy that will offer healing benefits. If you would like these pears to be sweeter, choose honey instead of adding sugar.