Elegant and easy dessert idea!

Ingredients

• 4 Bosc, Anjou, or Asian pears, not quite ripe
• 3\/4 cup cane sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bottle Chukar® Columbia Valley Red Wine
• 3 ounces Chukar® Cherry Medley

Directions

Peel the pears (leave stems intact). Place in medium saucepan in standing position.
Add sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon stick, and enough wine to cover the pears. Bring to a boil. Lower to simmer and cook for 20 minutes, partially covered. Remove pears from wine sauce and position upright in glass dish, cover, and chill until ready to serve.
Meanwhile, add Chukar® Cherry Medley to wine in saucepan. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half and the consistency of a light syrup.
To serve, place pears on dessert plates and spoon cherry wine sauce over the tops.