Stewed Pears with Ginger and Cinnamon
These soft and juicy stewed pears spiced with ginger and cinnamon are don't contain any sugar, and make a delicious healthy breakfast or dessert loved by the whole family!
Ingredients
- 2 small pears peeled and cored
- 500ml (2c) water
- 2 cm (.8") fresh ginger peeled and sliced
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ teaspoon mixed spice
Instructions
- Roughly chop the peeled and cored pears.
- Add them to a small to medium saucepan with the water, sliced ginger, ground cinnamon and mixed spice.
- Bring to a boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes, until the pears are tender.
- Serve warm or cold.
- Store in the cooking liquid in the fridge, or cool and freeze.
Notes
Fresh pears - you want ripe pears for stewing, but they shouldn't be too soft They should give slightly when pressed. I often use Bartlett pears and Beurre Bosc pears, but have also made this with Corella pears, as in the photos. Use Conference pears and and Comice pears if you are in the UK.
Cinnamon - I use ground cinnamon, but you could add 2.5 cm/ 1" piece of cinnamon stick and remove after cooking.
Fresh ginger - you could use a pinch of dried ginger, but if you want fiery ginger flavour with your pears then use fresh ginger.
Mixed Spice - this warming British spice is made from various spices including cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. You can substitute it with pumpkin pie spice, or leave out altogether.
If you are using very unripe and hard pears, they will take longer to cook and will need a splash more water.
Store the stewed pears in the cooking liquid, they will absorb some of it and become extra juicy!
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 6gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 47IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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