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poached pears from the slowcooker

Slow cooker poached pears

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Delicious and fragrant are these poached pears made in the slowcooker. It's also a pretty easy way to prepare the pears as you can just leave it to do it's thing.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dutch
Keyword pears
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4 portions
Calories 339
Author Simone

Equipment

  • Slowcooker

Ingredients

  • 1000 grams poaching pears cleaned
  • 3 sticks cinnamon
  • 3 pcs star anise
  • 1 mandarin peel
  • 5 pcs cardamom bruised
  • 1 liter cranberry juice sweetened
  • 150 ml port wine optional
Metric - Us customary

Instructions

  • After peeling the poaching pears place them in the slowcooker with the pointed tips up. Add the cranberry juice, the port wine (if using), the spices and the madarin peel.
  • Turn the slowcooker on at low and leave for about 3-4 hours.
  • You can check if the pears are done by pricking them with a fork. If it goes in smoothly the pears are done.
  • Turn of the slowcooker and leave the pears in the liquid so the flavors can be even more pronounced. That is optional. You can use them right away if you want.

Notes

You can also make these poached pears in an instant pot if that is what you have. Use the slow cooker setting to make them.

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 567mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 193IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg