Name: Slow Cooker Spiced Poached Pears
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups dry red wine or cranberry juice -; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar -; 2 tablespoons dried cherries -; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon -; 1 whole star anise -; 1 dried Sichuan peppercorn, optional -; 4 ripe Bosc pears -; GANACHE: -; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped -; 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream -; TOPPINGS: -; 2 tablespoons pine nuts -; Fresh blackberries -; Sweetened whipped cream, optional -

Recipe information

Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Spiced Poached Pears

1. 1-1/2 cups dry red wine or cranberry juice -

2. 1/3 cup packed brown sugar -

3. 2 tablespoons dried cherries -

4. 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon -

5. 1 whole star anise -

6. 1 dried Sichuan peppercorn, optional -

7. 4 ripe Bosc pears -

8. GANACHE: -

9. 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped -

10. 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream -

11. TOPPINGS: -

12. 2 tablespoons pine nuts -

13. Fresh blackberries -

14. Sweetened whipped cream, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Spiced Poached Pears

1. Stage

In a 3-qt. slow cooker, mix wine, brown sugar, cherries, cinnamon, star anise and, if desired, peppercorn until blended. Peel and cut pears lengthwise in half. Remove cores, leaving a small well in the center of each. Arrange pears in wine mixture.

2. Stage

Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until pears are almost tender. Discard star anise and peppercorn.

3. Stage

Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth.

4. Stage

To serve, remove pears to dessert dishes; drizzle with some of the poaching liquid. Spoon ganache into wells of pears. Top with pine nuts and blackberries. If desired, serve with whipped cream.