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Pears stewed over low heat in a delicious spicy syrup with cinnamon and star anise. It is a simple dessert ready in no time and perfect to serve with ice cream, waffles, pancakes or alone.
Stewed pears, roasted pears, baked pears, no matter how you cook them, pears are the most wonderful dessert of autumn or winter. I’ve cooked today’s simple recipe so many times that I’ve lost count. Why?
- So delicious: The fruit is soft and comforting, topped with that tasty, spicy frosting
- Healthy: Even if you make this recipe with granulated sugar, you won’t need much; pears have a lot of natural sweetness. Since I always use xylitol, the effect of dessert on blood sugar is even less.
- Fast: About 15 minutes, depending on the firmness of the fruit.
- Only five ingredients.
- Versatile: You can have them for breakfast with pancakes or oatmeal; you can serve them as a super light and healthy dessert with strained yogurt, for example, on top of waffles or as a quick snack in between.
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And if you like stewed fruit, I’ve got you covered. Please try the stewed plums or French crepes with stewed rhubarb; You’ll love them! Or make a simple and delicious peach compote in summer.
Ingredients of the recipe
Pears:
- Basically, you can use your favorite variety. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that fresh pears should be somewhere between unripe and ripe. Save the really ripe ones to savor them as they are, and stay away from overripe fruit, or the dessert will become soft.
- When in doubt, the fruit should be slightly unripe than overripe.
Sweetener:
- As mentioned above, you can use white sugar or the same amount of xylitol, the latter mentioned has the advantage of not raising blood sugar.
- Instead, other sweeteners (brown sugar, agave syrup, maple syrup, honey) can be used. I recommend using sweeteners to taste, depending on the sweetness of the fruit itself and its taste buds.
Lemon juice really elevates the flavor; I wouldn’t leave it out.
Spices: Cinnamon stick and star anise. If desired, you can use other spices instead or add different spices, for example, a thick slice of root ginger, whole cloves, cardamom, spices.
Recipe steps
- Make the syrup: Place the water, lemon juice, spices, and sweetener in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer for 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves and the syrup is slightly shiny.
- Meanwhile, prepare the fruit. Cut it into large cubes. You can peel it first if you want, but I never do (1).
- Add the pears to the syrup mixture, cover and simmer gently for about 7 minutes.
- Remove the lid and continue cooking for 5 to 8 minutes, depending on maturity and pear type. The fruit should be on the soft side but not soft; I like it when it still has a slight bite (2).
Expert tips and FAQs
- Regarding fruit ripeness, firm pears will need a longer cooking time than soft ones. This is probably the best advice I can give you when stewing pears.
- Stocking pears in white wine, red wine or mulled wine instead of water.
- Add some organic orange peel or lemon peel to the mixture.
Recipe FAQs
Suggestions for serving
alone, hot, or
- at room temperature
- scoop of vanilla ice cream
- Top of waffles, crepes or pancakes
- With Greek yogurt or strained yogurt
- Make a healthy breakfast of oatmeal, muesli or porridge topped with the fruit stew. More fruit
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