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Cranberry-Port Poached Pears with White Chocolate Cream https://www.metro.ca/userfiles/image/recipes/poires-pochees-canneberges-porto-creme-chocolat-blanc-6050.jpg PT20M PT30M PT50M
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cranberry juice and port. Add pears and cook over medium-high heat. Add star anise, lemon juice and zest, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook 10 to15 minutes or until pears are tender but still firm.Remove pears and cool in a bowl. Over medium heat, reduce poaching liquid by half into syrup. Cool syrup before spooning it over pears. Set aside.White chocolate cream:Melt white chocolate in 1/4 cup (60 mL) hot cream. Whip remaining cream until peaks form.Gently stir melted chocolate into whipped cream until blended. Refrigerate.Phyllo wafers:Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).Brush each sheet of phyllo pastry with melted butter before laying another one on top of it. Cut into squares.Place squares on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown.To serve, place a pear in the centre of a dessert plate, spoon syrup over pear, add a generous dollop of white chocolate cream and a phyllo wafer.
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6 pear, peeled and cored, with stem left on 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) sugar 6 cups (1/2 L) cranberry juice 1/2 cup (125 mL) porto or frozen grape juice (concentrated) 3 star anise 1 lemon, zest and juice
Cranberry-Port Poached Pears with White Chocolate Cream

Cranberry-Port Poached Pears with White Chocolate Cream

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6
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0:20
Preparation
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COOKING
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TOTAL TIME

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Ingredients

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  • 6
    pear, peeled and cored, with stem left on
  • 1 1/2 cups
    (375 mL)
    sugar
  • 6 cups
    (1/2 L)
    cranberry juice
  • 1/2 cup
    (125 mL)
    porto or frozen grape juice (concentrated)
  • 3
    star anise
  • 1
    lemon, zest and juice
  • phyllo wafers:

  • 7-8 sheets
    phyllo pastry

  • melted butter, as needed
  • white chocolate cream:

  • 1 cup
    (250 mL)
    whipping cream 35 %
  • 2 oz
    (60 g)
    white chocolate chips
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Preparation

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cranberry juice and port. Add pears and cook over medium-high heat. Add star anise, lemon juice and zest, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook 10 to15 minutes or until pears are tender but still firm.

Remove pears and cool in a bowl. Over medium heat, reduce poaching liquid by half into syrup. Cool syrup before spooning it over pears. Set aside.

White chocolate cream:

Melt white chocolate in 1/4 cup (60 mL) hot cream. Whip remaining cream until peaks form.

Gently stir melted chocolate into whipped cream until blended. Refrigerate.

Phyllo wafers:

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

Brush each sheet of phyllo pastry with melted butter before laying another one on top of it. Cut into squares.

Place squares on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown.

To serve, place a pear in the centre of a dessert plate, spoon syrup over pear, add a generous dollop of white chocolate cream and a phyllo wafer.

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