{"id":6976,"date":"2016-10-16T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/?p=6976"},"modified":"2019-01-01T18:27:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T01:27:58","slug":"pressure-cooker-cinnamon-poached-pears-with-chocolate-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/pressure-cooker-cinnamon-poached-pears-with-chocolate-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Pressure Cooker Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cinnamon poached pears<\/strong> are an elegant desert that is incredibly easy to make in a pressure cooker!\u00a0This recipe for Instant Pot cinnamon poached pears with chocolate sauce is a delicious dessert that showcases fall’s fabulous pears.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fresh pears are at the peak this time of year, and this simple dessert of pressure cooker cinnamon poached pears with chocolate sauce is an elegant way to take advantage of the flavorful bell-shaped seasonal fruit.<\/p>\n

Hi there. I\u2019m Letty from Letty\u2019s Kitchen<\/a>, the blog about seasonal vegetarian cooking and desserts with a healthier twist. I\u2019m delighted to share this pressure cooker recipe with you, especially because easy to make healthy desserts like this make me happy.<\/p>\n

Making\u00a0Cinnamon Poached Pears in an Instant Pot<\/h2>\n

An Instant Pot is one of the most popular brands of electric pressure cookers. They are easy to use and your Instant Pot can help you create these delicious Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce!<\/p>\n

Bittersweet chocolate sauce draping over perfectly poached citrus and cinnamon scented pears\u2014well, yum! Pears, quickly poached in the pressure cooker, well, hello, welcome to our busy lives.<\/p>\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, \u201cThere are only 10 minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.\u201d That goes for poaching too\u2014 perfect ripeness of pears is important for perfectly poached pears.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This means pears should definitely not be mushy, but they also should not be rock hard. For pressure cooker poached pears, aim to catch them when they are still quite firm, yet ripe, with color just beginning to change from green to yellow.<\/p>\n

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Did you know that farmers pick pears when unripe \u2013that pears don’t ripen well on the tree? Under your watchful eyes let them ripen at home, and they\u2019re ready when you want to make this recipe.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon poached pears with chocolate sauce is proof of how well chocolate and pears go hand in hand. With a dairy-free dark chocolate sauce that takes 10 minutes to make, and sweet fragrant tender pears that poach under pressure in 4 minutes\u2014people, we have a winner–you\u2019ll be hearing wows of delight when you serve these for dessert.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce Recipe Notes:<\/h3>\n
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  • You can use Bosc or D\u2019Anjou pears instead of Bartletts, just make sure they are in their heyday of ripeness, which is harder to narrow down because both of those varieties are more firm when ripe. Look for a bit of softness at the stem end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • With a small box of Bartlett pears from the farmer\u2019s market, I experimented with the timing of ripeness and pressure cooking. In my stovetop pressure cooker, 3 minutes at pressure with quick release resulted in tender poached pears that you could pierce with a fork, and not be mushy.<\/li>\n
    • I tried poaching unripe pears, but even at 4 minutes pressure they came out hard. And poached ripe pears taste better; their fragrant sweetness was missing in the unripe hard pears.<\/li>\n
    • Make ahead: When the syrup cools, slide the pears back in the liquid, cover and refrigerate. The pears will keep up to 5 days in the poaching liquid, with the cinnamon flavor getting stronger each day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n