Flavourful Cooking

Nº 105 · Sweet slow cooker treats · serves 4

Pears Poached in Grape Juice with Cinnamon

Whole pears that slowly turn deep red in spiced grape juice: a festive alcohol-free pudding for the whole family.

€4–6approx. €1.00–1.50 ppMildVegetarian15 min prepLOW 4–5 hrs · HIGH 2–3 hrs
Pears Poached in Grape Juice with Cinnamon

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: bebidas / zumos. Usually sold as 'mosto tinto'; find it with the juices.

  • Any supermarketMercado municipal

    Aisle: desayunos / dulces. Buy local honey at markets; Frigiliana's 'miel de caña' is molasses, not honey.

  • MercadonaCarrefourDia

    Aisle: harinas / repostería. Small bottles near baking goods; 'extracto' is usually more natural than 'aroma'.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: harinas. Maizena is a brand; 'harina fina de maíz' is the same thing.

To serve

Method

  1. 1

    Peel the pears, leaving the stalk on. Slice the bottoms flat so they can stand and scoop out the core from underneath with a teaspoon.

  2. 2

    Stand the pears upright in the slow cooker. Pour in the grape juice with the honey (optional), cinnamon, cloves, orange peel (optional) and vanilla (optional).

  3. 3

    Cook for 4–5 hours on LOW or 2–3 hours on HIGH, until a small knife slides in easily. Turn them over in the juice once halfway through.

  4. 4

    Lift out the pears. Boil the juice in a small pan with the cornflour mixture for 2 minutes into a glossy syrup.

  5. 5

    Serve the pears warm or cold with the syrup and a spoonful of yoghurt or ice cream.

Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/pears-poached-in-grape-juice-with-cinnamon/