Orange Liqueur Pears

Orange Liqueur Pears

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • About This Recipe

    “A favourite that I like to make for dinner parties.”

    Ingredients

  • 4firm pears
  • 250mlorange juice
  • 125mlwater
  • 125mldry white wine
  • 4tablespoonssugar
  • 2stripsorange rind
  • 125mlorange liqueur( Grand Marnier for example)

    • Directions

  • Peel the pears but leave the stem intact.
  • Trim the base so they stand upright.
  • I take a teaspoon and take out some of the core too, as it allows the syrup to get right up inside.
  • In a saucepan combine the juice, water, sugar, rind and wine.
  • Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved then add the pears and simmer for 20 minutes or until the pears are tender.
  • Baste with the syrup from time to time.
  • Remove the pears and increase the heat under the pan.
  • Reduce until the syrup has reached a more sticky saucy consistency.
  • Pour this syrup over the pears and allow them to cool then add the orange liqueur.
  • When cold remove the orange rind and serve with a little of the syrup spooned over.

    • Reviews

  • “Jan, thank you for posting this recipe. This is a dessert to make for dinner parties and can be made even two days inadvance. We have really enjoyed the flavors, it reminded me of Crepe Suzette. The cooking time you stated I extended because the pears were very large and I do like poached pears to be soft, so I used my own judgement.Did not have Grand Marnier and used Cointreau.”

  • “Loved the pears and the sauce is wonderful!True, there is a lot of sauce but it would impossible to poach the pears w/o lots of liquid.A very nice lighter type dessert. I, also, used Cointreau and it is perfect compliment to the orange flavors. I simmered the pears longer than 20 minutes more like 30. I did sprinkle a wee bit of cinnamon on-couldn’t resist-love cinnamon1 Jan, thank you for sharing.Made for the Dessert Event.”

  • “Jan, I’m glad we had your pears for dessert this evening. On 24th December!
    Thanks a lot for this Christmas dessert! We loved it very much!”

  • “I tried this for Thanks Giving. And the flavors were wonderful. I let it cook for longer as well. The only thing was, that I thought that the syrup would be thicker. Mine turned out like juice, but the pears were fantastic. Everyone kept raving about them all night. If I were to do it again, I would keep the juice and make more the next day, or maybe add it to some chicken and rice. Because I did have a lot of juice left over.I had doubled the recipe, because we had 10 people.But I think that it might have turned out just fine to use the regular recipe for 4 for the 10.Because I did have a ton of juice left over.I will know next time, and just have more pears, or to not double it. :)It was worth experimenting with, because I had compliments from all my guest all night!!! Thanks you for sharing.”

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