Delicious and fragrant are these poached pears made in the slowcooker
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dutch
Keyword pears
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 3 hourshrs
Total Time 3 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Equipment
Slowcooker
Ingredients
1kilopoaching pearscleaned
3stickscinnamon
3pcsstar anise
1mandarin peel
5pcscardamombruised
1litercranberry juicesweetened
150mlport wineoptional
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.