Poached Pears with Creamy Quark

Pears poached in simple syrup with orange and spices. Use Florida Crystals® Organic Raw Cane Sugar and Wunder Creamery Grass Fed Quark Plain for a culinary masterpiece.

PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

30 minutes

SERVING SIZE

6 servings

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Ingredients


  • 3 cups Apple cider
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 ½ cups Florida Crystals® Organic Raw Cane Sugar
  • 1 large Cinnamon stick
  • 4 Whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • Rind of 1 Orange (in pieces)
  • 6 D’Anjou pears
  • 24 oz. (1 large container) Wunder Creamery Grass Fed Quark Plain
  • 3 tablespoons Toasted slivered almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Place cider, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and orange rind in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Peel the pears, cut in half lengthwise and remove the core and seeds with a melon baller. Lay the pears in the poaching liquid and simmer for 20 minutes, turn the pears occasionally. Poach pears until tender.

Step 3

Remove pears from poaching liquid and set aside. Reserve poaching liquid. Cool pears and poaching liquid to room temperature. When ready to serve, place a large dollop of Wunder quark in the middle of 6 shallow bowls. Add two pieces of pears to each bowl and some poaching liquid around it.

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