Poires Pochées à la Verveine et au Romarin
A delightful French dessert featuring poached pears infused with verbena and rosemary, perfect for cozy gatherings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Poaching
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe pears
- 500 ml water
- 200 g sugar
- 20 g dried verbena
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- Juice of one lemon
Instructions
- Prepare the pears by peeling them and tossing them in lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Make the poaching liquid by combining water, sugar, dried verbena, rosemary, and lemon juice in a saucepan.
- Poach the pears in the simmering liquid for 20-30 minutes, turning occasionally until tender.
- Cool the pears in the syrup for at least 30 minutes to enhance flavor.
- Serve the pears on a dessert plate and drizzle with poaching syrup, garnishing with fresh rosemary or verbena.
Notes
Pears can be made a day in advance and stored in syrup for enhanced flavor. Serve with vanilla ice cream for an extra treat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pear
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: poached pears, French dessert, cozy recipes, verbena, rosemary