Orange-spiced Poached Pears

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (30 ounce) cans pear halves in heavy syrup
• 2 cups orange juice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cloves
• 9 black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon dried orange peel (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain the pears, reserving the liquid in a small saucepan. add the orange juice, cinnamon, clove, peppercorns and orange peel. boil until the liquid is reduced to about 2 cups. add the drained pears and continue simmering, about 5 minutes, until the liquid is lightly thickened.
• 2 cool the pears in the poaching liquid; serve warm or chilled.
• 3 nutritional information per serving: calories 120; total fat 0g; saturated fat 0g; cholesterol 0mg; sodium 10mg; total carbohydrate 33g; fiber 2g; protein 1g; vitamin a 10%dv*; vitamin c 40%dv; calcium 0%dv; iron 2%dv * daily value.