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Poached Pears with Vanilla Coconut Cream

Poached Pears in Red Wine with Vanilla Coconut Cream

Ingredients
  

For the Pears
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 2/3 cup erythritol powder
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 stick of cinnamon
  • Peel of 1 orange cut into large strips
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 2 semi-ripe pears peeled
For the Coconut Cream
  • 1 can of coconut cream refrigerated for 24 hours
  • 1 vanilla bean

Method
 

  1. Place a bowl and a whisk in the refrigerator to chill.
  2. In a large pot, heat red wine, coconut milk, erythritol, star anise, cinnamon, orange peel, and cloves, stirring until erythritol dissolves and the mixture simmers.
  3. Add pears and cook, covered, over medium-low heat until tender.
  4. Using a slotted spoon, remove pears, spices, and orange peel. Discard spices and peel.
  5. Increase heat to medium-high and reduce poaching liquid until syrupy; remove from heat.
  6. For the coconut cream, scrape vanilla bean seeds into the chilled coconut cream and whip until stiff peaks form.
  7. Serve half a pear per person, topped with whipped coconut cream and a drizzle of the reduced poaching liquid.

Notes

Elegant, flavorful, and completely lectin-free, this dessert is as satisfying to the eyes as it is to the palate.