Poached Pears in Grape Juice

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Welch’s 100% Grape Juice made with Concord grapes
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • Rind of orange, 2 strips
  • 4 pears (Bosc or Bartlet) peeled

Preparation

  1. In a medium saucepan bring grape juice, cinnamon and orange rind to a boil.
  2. Peel the pears, leaving the stem.
  3. Place pears standing in saucepan and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. Turn or spoon juice over pears as they simmer.
  5. Remove pears and let cool.
  6. Reduce sauce by boiling down to about 1/3 cup.
  7. Spoon sauce over pears and keep chilled.
  8. Serve pears by themselves or with whipped cream or vanilla pudding

Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes

Nutrition Per Serving

150 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 1g protein, 39g carbohydrate, 0mg sodium, 6g fiber.