Pears in cinnamon syrup

Ingredients

• 1 dozen cooking pears
• 1.1 liters water
• 225 g sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick, 5 cm long

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Instructions

1. Carefully peel and core the pears, leaving them whole.
2. Dissolve the sugar in the water in a pot, add the pears and cinnamon and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
3. Take the pot off the heat and let them cool completely, uncovered: they should turn a lovely reddish color.
4. Carefully lift them out into a glass dish. Strain the syrup into a saucepan and reduce it over high heat for about 15 minutes, watching it toward the end, until about 3 tablespoons remain.
5. Pour it over the pears and let them chill well before serving.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 577 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.