A quick and easy gluten-free dessert, these red wine poached pears would gorgeously decorate your dinner table. The winter months are prime fresh pear season, so serve up red wine poached pears for your loved ones this winter season. This red wine poached pear dessert is naturally gluten-free and is paired with a fresh dairy-free coconut cream.

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a red wine poached pear on a white plate with a small dollop of coconut cream. There are gold spoons sitting next to the white plate and a bottle of Missouri red wine in the background.

What are red wine poached pears?

Red wine poached pears are fresh pears that have been simmered in red wine, along with spices of your choice, until soft and tender. They make for a quick and easy dessert that is gorgeous and elegant.

What type of pears are best for poaching?

While any fresh pear will work, the Bosc pear tend to poach the best. They keep their shape when cooked, plus they have that distinctive long, slender neck shape which makes for a gorgeous dessert.

a red wine poached pear sitting on a small white plate with a small dollop of coconut cream.

What type of red wine is good for red wine poached pears?

To pair with the sweetness of the fresh pear, I suggest using a dry red. For this recipe, I used a Missouri Norton, specifically the Augusta Winery Norton.

Made from the Norton grape, the Augusta Norton has a deep burgundy color, which creates that gorgeous color in the poached pear.

Recipe Tips

1 bottle of red is sufficient to poach 4 fresh Bosc pears.
While the recipe calls for adding in fresh cinnamon sticks, feel free to add additional spices if you’d like.
Serve the red wine poached pears with a fresh batch of coconut cream.

two red wine pears sit on white plates with a small dollop of coconut cream. There is a bottle of red wine in the background.

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