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Vanilla poached pears with butterscotch sauce
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Vanilla poached pears with butterscotch sauce

7 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Vanilla poached pears with butterscotch sauce

This rich sauce makes the perfect covering for lightly poached pears

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

315
Calories
1g
Protein
17g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 whole pears , peeled and cored (leave the stalks on)
  • 1 vanilla pod , split
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 30g butter
  • 100g light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 142ml pot double cream

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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