French Recipes Desserts

For our French Recipes Desserts section, we show you how to make these desserts:

• How to Make Chocolate Mousse
• Grand Marnier Souffle Recipe
• Pate Brisee (Pie Crust)
• The Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe
• Pears Poached in Red Wine

For more recipes, be sure to visit these pages (where we also have plenty more party dessert ideas):

• Party Food Ideas.
• Dinner Party Recipes.
• Julia Child Recipes and Traditional French Foods.

Pears Poached in Red Wine

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 large ripe but firm pears, peeled and halved

In a saucepan, bring wine, lemon juice, and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Add pear halves, and partially cover the pan. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook pear 15 to 20 minutes, or until a knife easily pierces the pear.

To serve hot, discard the cinnamon stick and serve pears in a dessert dish with the juice. A little whipped cream may be added.

Red wine poached pears can also be served cold in the same manner.

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