Pears With Rosé Wine

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Ingredients

1 cup rosé wine

1 cup Water

2 cups Sugar

8 Pears, halved & cored

1 cup Strawberries, washed & hulled

1 pint Vanilla ice cream

1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream

Mint sprigs

Preparation

Combine wine, water & sugar; bring to boiling; turn heat down; cook 2 min.

Add pear halves a few at a time; poach until tender; do not overcook. Cool pears in syrup; chill. Puree strawberries; stir in 2 tbsp wine syrup. Place scoop of ice cream in individual serving dish; arrange two pear halves on ice cream. With spoon, coat completely with puree. Garnish with whipped cream and mint sprigs.