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  • babyshoes
    babyshoes Posts: 1,771 Forumite
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    Heh, I was also confused by your title. Afraid I don't have chutney recipes, but I do love pears poached in red wine.

    Peel as many pears as you want, and either leave them whole with the stem or halve and core. Put them in a pot with some sugar to taste and some red wine (about halfway up) and top up with water, plus a few spices if you fancy - cinnamon and star anise are the ones I like. Stew till soft (no lid so the alcohol can evaporate off) and serve with greek yoghurt, icecream or cream. They are also nice cold.
    Trust me - I'm NOT a doctor!
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
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    The kids wont eat them as they have started to go bad (they have some patches that have gone mushy), but can i use them to make a pudding of some sort instead?
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    You could use them instead of apples in a crumble
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  • peel and cook them down to a puree, sweeten to taste and add to a natural yoghurt for brekkie.
  • pigpen
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    puree and add to porridge.
    smoothies? with other fruit added
    mashed with parsnips.. seriously nommified.. but sounds a bit gross lol
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  • shays_mum
    shays_mum Posts: 1,694 Forumite
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    edited 4 February 2013 at 5:01PM
    http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/98/pear-and-plum-crumble

    seems nice & easy, i would add pineapple myself!

    Or this one:
    http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/14570/pear-and-walnut-tea-cake
    Would leave out the booze cos not got any!

    Or this, another MSE friend swears by it:)
    http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-pear-pudding-102

    HTH :)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 17,413 Forumite
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    Give them a good telling off :):):)

    No, seriously I would use them mixed with something else to maybe make a pie or pudding How about a sponge pud.line a buttered bowl with chopped pears and maybe a chopped apple and top with a sponge pud mix made from 2 ozs flour,sugar and butter and whipped up egg as though you were making a small vikki sponge and bung in the oven Bit like an Eves pudding only with pears as well as an apple or two
  • hilstep2000
    hilstep2000 Posts: 3,089 Forumite
    I had this last week. I cut off the bad bits, peeled and cored them then make a syrup of water and suger, added some sultanas and poched them. Delicious!
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  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
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    Thanks for the great ideas! They are still sat there looking sad and desperate to be eaten :D i reckon a mini crumble will do the job.
  • slm6002
    slm6002 Posts: 4,408 Forumite
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    I have a fruit bowl full of over ripe pears and were off on hols thursday so need to use them up. Does anyone have any great ideas please :)
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