Red Wine Poached Apples is the perfect dessert recipe for the holiday celebrations. Rich, fruity and delicious, this recipe is an elegant dessert that provides a nutritious yet scrumptious conclusion to any meal.
Red Wine Poached Apples
| Prep Time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 30 mins |
| Total Time | 40 mins |
| Yield Size | 8 Apple Wedges |
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
| INGREDIENTS | Quantity | UOM |
| Cantina Veneziana Piemonte Barbera Salento Red Wine | 1/2 | cup |
| Sugar | 3/4 | cup |
| Cinnamon | 1/4 | tsp |
| Orange Peel | 2 | piece |
| Orange Juice | 1/3 | cup |
| Apple, cut into wedges | 1 | piece |
STEPS:
- In a sauce pot, over medium heat, combine wine, sugar, cinnamon, orange peel, and orange juice. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil.
- Add the apples and reduce to low heat. Simmer, until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 20-25 minutes.
- Remove the apples using a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl and set aside. Strain poaching liquid into a small saucepan.
- Over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, simmer the poaching liquid until it is reduced to about 3/4 of the original amount.
- Use it as a topping on cakes or serve the apples as is.
