riesling-pear popsicles recipe
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Recipe type: dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons light honey (or sugar, as the original recipe requests)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • About 20 ounces Bartlett pears, (just over 13 ounces after peeled, cored and chopped)*
  • 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Riesling, preferably 10.5-percent alcohol (I like a light, crisp flavored one)
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, combine the honey and water. Put on medium-low heat, swirling frequently to combine. This will only take a couple of minutes.** Cool slightly and add the lemon juice.
  2. If you have not done so already, weigh, peeled, core, and chop your pears. Add these to the small sauce pan with the honey-lemon mixture.
  3. Pour the Riesling into a food processor and add the saucepan's contents. Purée smooth and pour into popsicle mold. Freeze for about 2 hours or overnight. These can be made up to a week in advance.
Notes
* The original recipe from Food & Wine calls for 2 Bartlett pears, about 7 ounces each. When I weighed my pears, they were both about 10 ounces. After I peeled, cored, and chopped the pears, the final amount was just over 13 ounces. This, along with the rest of ingredients, gave me enough liquid to fill each well in my classic 6-well Zoku Popsicle mold. ** Don't cook the honey, just warm it enough to mix with the water. The cooked honey flavor isn't as clean tasting here; it smells like strong bee pheromone.
Recipe by story of a kitchen at https://www.storyofakitchen.com/dessert-recipes/riesling-pear-popsicles-recipe/