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Red Wine poached pears

Red Wine Poached Pears

Romantic dessert? Yes, baby, bring it on! Here’s how to make the most wonderful red wine poached pears. On top of an incredible chocolate brownie, of course!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Choose Serving Size 6

Ingredients 

  • 200 g all-purpose flour
  • 4 Tbsps brown sugar
  • 100 g walnuts chopped
  • 4 Tbsps cocoa powder
  • 3 Tbsps plum jam
  • 200 ml sparkling water
  • 50 ml grapeseed oil
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 7 g baking powder
  • 1 tsp rum extract

For the pears:

  • 2 cups dry red wine 500ml
  • ⅓ cup caster sugar 70g
  • 1 stick vanilla
  • 2 star anise whole
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 vanilla bean split
  • 4 pears peeled and deseeded

Instructions

  • Put all ingredients, except the walnuts, in your food processor and mix well. Add chopped walnuts and pulse once or twice.
  • Grease a muffin pan. Divide the composition in each muffin cup evenly.
  • Preheat oven at 180C/375F. Let the brownies bake for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile: prepare the pears:
  • In a pot, add the pears and enough red wine to cover them.
  • Add the anise stars, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla bean.
  • Once simmering, add the sugar. Stir well and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Take out the pears, cut the bottom part and place them on the brownies.
  • Sprinkle with nuts and pour over some wine mixture.