Poached Pears with Orange Sauce

Ingredients

  • 6 Royal Riviera® Pears
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur

Directions

Pare and core pears, leaving stems intact. Combine water, orange juice and sugar. Bring to boil; simmer 5 minutes. Add pears and poach gently 10 to 15 minutes or until tender. Remove pears from poaching liquid; reserve 1/2 cup liquid. Cool pears and poaching liquid. Beat butter with powdered sugar until light; beat in eggs. Blend in reserved poaching liquid. Cook and stir over low heat 8 to 10 minutes or until sauce thickens and coats metal spoon. Stir in liqueur. Serve warm or cold over poached pears.

Makes 6 servings.