- 4 ripe yet very firm bosc or bartlett pears
- 4 cups water
- 1/3 cup Madhava Natural Sweeteners Organic Pure & Raw Honey
- 1/3 cup Madhava Natural Sweeteners Organic Coconut Sugar
- 4-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 star anise pod, broken in half
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
Ingredients:
Overview
Directions
- Peel the pears and cut them in half from top to bottom, leaving the stems intact. Core each pear half by scooping out the center with a melon baller or spoon.
- Add the water, Madhava Organic Honey and Madhava Coconut Sugar to a 4-quart pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir until the coconut sugar and honey are dissolved, then add the ginger, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon stick.
- Slip the pears into the liquid and turn the heat down to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the pears can be just pierced with a fork.
- Transfer the pears and the poaching liquid to a smaller container, cover, and refrigerate overnight. (You can eat the pears immediately, if you want, but they will have a deeper flavor after steeping overnight in the poaching liquid.) The next day drain and serve the pears.
- If you wish you can reduce the poaching liquid into a syrup; place in a wide saucepan and simmer for 30 minutes or until syrupy and reduced by half.
