These blushing cranberry pears are a delicious and artful dessert dish. Pears are a naturally sweet fruit which is why they have been eaten as a dessert for centuries. These pears are prepared by peeling them poaching them in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. We call them blushing because they appear to have a glow after the cooking process is completed. It may take you a few attempts to get them to look the way you want, but they will undoubtedly taste delicious.
Health Benefits
Pears, the one thing you need to prepare a blushing pear are mostly loved for their sweetness and taste. But they also help to provide a plethora of health benefits. Pears can aid heart health, improve digestion, contribute to weight loss, and regulate the body’s fluid levels. They also help you think by improving your cognitive abilities and are capable of improving the rate at which wounds heal by improving blood circulation and boosting the immune system.
Ingredients
cups cranberry juice cocktail: 3
cup white sugar: 1/4
cinnamon stick: 1
Bosc pears – with stems intact and peeled: 8
How To Make Blushing Cranberry Pears
- Add cranberry juice, sugar, and the cinnamon stick to a large saucepan.
- Let simmer on medium flame until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the pears into the simmering juice and cover the pan.
- Cook till the pears turn tender, flipping occasionally, 15-20 mins.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside at room temperatureto let it cool once the pears turn tender.
- Turn the pears a few times as they cool so the color remains even.
Trivia
The color of your blushing pear will change according to the substance you poach it in.