Sous Vide Poached Pears

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

Sous vide poached pears are a light and refreshing recipe that you can fix and forget until it's time for dessert. Great served with a scoop of ice cream.

Ingredients

1 medium Pears, raw
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Fill a large pot with warm water, leaving 3 inches of head room. Attach a sous vide cooker to the pot. Set temperature to 175 F degrees (80 degrees C) and timer to 1 hour.
2 Peel pear; halve lengthwise. Scoop out seeds using a small spoon. Place pear halves into a resealable plastic bag or silicone bag; add butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
3 Remove excess air; seal bag and immerse into water making sure top of bag does not go below water. Leave in the water for 1 hour.
4 Remove bag; place pear halves on dessert plates. Drizzle with cooking liquid.