Butter Pears With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

LUSCIOUS PEARS IN RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut the pears in half lengthwise, remove seeds, peel and core. Place the pears cut side down in an oven-proof baking dish.
• Combine the juice, jam, mirin (or substitute), cinnamom, nutmeg or cardamom, vanilla pod piece and salt.
• Pour this mixture over the pears; cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake pears until soft, about 25 minutes.
• Remover the vanilla pod and arrange the pears cut side up on a serving platter. Spoon remaining sauce from the baking dish over the pears. Garnish with mint leaves or verbena leaves if desired.

RASPBERRY PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine pears, raspberries and lemon juice in large saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to simmer and continue cooking, stirring often for 1 hour or until fruit is very soft.
• Remove from heat and press fruit through a fine messed sieve or fine grade food mill.
• Measure resulting fruit pulp. For each 2 cups pulp, measure 1 1/2 cups sugar. Return pulp to pan and add sugar.
• Stir mixture over low heat with a wooden spoon until sugar has completely
• dissolved.
• Simmer over low heat, stirring frequently until butter thickens. Ladle into hot.
• jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Seal. Process jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.

POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and wine to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add pears. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Remove pears and reserve cooking liquid., In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and vanilla. Stir in enough cooking liquid to form a sauce consistency. Cover and refrigerate sauce and pears separately until chilled. , Remove sauce from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Place two pear halves on each dessert plate; top with sauce. Garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.