Spiced caramelized pears {in panela or piloncillo syrup}
User Reviews
4.9
39 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
South American, Fusion, American, Ecuadorian
Spiced caramelized pears {in panela or piloncillo syrup}
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Spiced caramelized pears in panela or piloncillo brown sugar syrup, these sweet pear preserves are made with ripe pears, panela or piloncillo (a type of unprocessed brown sugar), ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
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Ingredients
- 4 pear cored and cut in quarters (or halves
- 16 ounces panela aka piloncillo; in block or grated (raspadura
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon ginger freshly grated
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- Additional spices/aromatic flavors based your preference orange peel, vanilla, cardomon, etc
Instructions
- In a large pan, combine the water, panela or piloncillo (whole or grated), cinnamon sticks, ginger and cloves. Cook over low heat until the panela or piloncillo has completely dissolved.
- Add the quartered/halves pears and bring the syrup to a boil. Cook over medium to medium high heat for 25 minutes, it should be on a medium boil the whole time. The secret to keep the pears from turning to mush is to avoid stirring them, if needed just gently move them around to rearrange them.
- Remove from the heat and let the pears cool down.
- Can be served warm as a topping for ice cream, crepes, pancakes, waffles, or as a simple dessert on its own with a slice of queso fresco.
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