Grunberg Haus Bed & Breakfast and Cabins

Maple Poached Pears: Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 6

Prep time:20 minutes

Ingredients:

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  3 fresh pears, bosc or anjou

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  8 oz vanilla yogurt

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  1/2 cup Vermont maple syrup

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  2 quart water

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  nutmeg for garnish

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  mint sprigs for garnish

Step 1:

Combine Vermont maple syrup and water and bring to a boil; reduce heat.

Step 2:

Peel, halve and core pears. Simmer in hot Maple syrup mixture, cut side up, until pears are just tender.

Step 3:

To serve, make a small "pool" of yogurt in the middle of a 6" plate. Drain a pear half and position it in the center of the yogurt pool, cut side down. Dust with nutmeg and garnish with a sprig of mint.