Poached Pears and Mascarpone in Cardamom and Orange Syrup

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Poached pears are elemental to marque and a large do-ahead autumn dessert. These pears, stuffed with mascarpone cheese, tin beryllium served arsenic is oregon atop a fractional of a scone oregon almond croissant. (Using good-quality store-bought pastries for that is an casual time-saver.)

You'll person a small syrup near over; it tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 1 week.

Poach the pears up to 2 days successful advance. Cover and refrigerate them successful their syrup.

From columnist David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

8 firm, mean (3 1/2 pounds) pears, specified arsenic red, Bartlett oregon Bosc
1 vessel (750 ml) achromatic wine, specified arsenic chardonnay
4 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed and chopped crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
1-inch portion (unpeeled) ginger root, chopped crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
4 wide strips orangish peel
6 full prima anise
4 greenish cardamom pods, crushed
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 spoon crushed reddish capsicum flakes
3/4 cupful mascarpone cheese
4 store-bought scones oregon almond croissants, trimmed into 2 3/4-inch rounds and chopped successful fractional horizontally (optional)
1 ounce (1/3 cup) sliced almonds, toasted (see NOTE)
Mint sprigs, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
424
Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Carbohydrates
68 g
Sodium
13 mg
Cholesterol
30 mg
Protein
3 g
Fiber
6 g
Sugar
57 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From columnist David Hagedorn.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published October 20, 2009

Updated March 13, 2026