I think there's just something incredibly fancy about serving up a beautiful dish of poached pears at a dinner party. Anyone can make a cake or cookies, but to take the time to make something ...

Among the ways to enjoy fruit, poached pears are the perfect way to upgrade ... and frequent stirring may be a better ...

Poached pears are a brilliant make-ahead dessert that can be re-warmed, served at room temperature or even cold. Slice poached pears onto puff pastry for an easy tart, or even cheekily have them ...

Poached pears are such an elegant dish, light enough to enjoy after a heavy main. Avoid overripe pears as they can become mushy and lose their regal shape. Using a vegetable peeler, pare the zest ...

Poached pears in a fragrant vanilla syrup, served with creamy ice cream - an elegant yet simple dessert perfect for any occasion. Want to make this later? Tap on the bookmark ribbon at the top of your ...

Peel the pear, cut into quarters and deseed. Mix all the ingredients for the poached pear, bring to a boil and simmer on low till the pear is soft. Keep aside.

Freshly cracked black pepper adds a subtle verve to this sweet, creamy freeform fruit pastry. For this simple yet sophisticated pear crostata, the fruit is poached in Prosecco and layered over ...

We've also gone outside of the normal repertoire of winter desserts to show you what the humble pear is capable of delivering. Poached with sugar syrup, white wine and spices and left in the ...

7 Allow the baked tart shell to cool completely before adding the filling. 8 Poached pears Place the whole peeled pears along with the rest of the ingredients into a saucepan and bring to the boil.