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About Beer-Poached Pears

Easy as 1-2-3. Slice pears. Poach pears in beer. Devour pears. OK, there are a couple of other ingredients but this is right up there with desserts that are a snap to put together. And check out Pairing Dessert with Beer to find out the best cold one to serve with it.

About Alina Eisenhauer

Alina Eisenhauer is the executive pastry chef and owner of Sweet, a retail pastry and specialty cake shop and dessert bar in Worcester, MA. Her fascination with food began at an early age while living in the Berkshires. Alina's combination of talent, guts and confidence led to her first pasty job at age16! Even a diversion into education and employment in exercise physiology could not keep Alina from her true calling. Food is her passion and her life which is very lucky for pastry lovers.

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Ingredients

2 pears, peeled & halved
2 12-oz bottles of Belgian ale (or ale of choice)
3 cups simple syrup (equal parts parts sugar and water)
1 star anise

Garnish Suggestions

ice cream
fresh berries

How-to

Peel and slice pears in half
Place them in a pot and add 2 12-oz bottles of ale and 3 cups of simple syrup, just enough to cover the pears
Add 1 star anise
Simmer for 30 minutes
Let cool. Remove seeds. Make slits from the widest part of the pear to just shy of the tip and splay slightly on the plate
Serve with ice cream and fresh berries