Recipe: Poached Pears in Spiced Brown Sugar Syrup

Poached pears in spiced brown sugar syrup with vanilla bean, cinnamon and nutmeg. Download the recipe here.

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways

1 cinnamon stick

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 firm pears, peeled

Method

Step 1

Place 4 cups cold water, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low.

Step 2

Add pears. Cook, partially covered, turning occasionally, for 18 to 20 minutes or until pears are just tender. Remove from heat. Allow pears to cool in syrup, turning occasionally. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a plate.

Step 3

Return syrup to medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Boil for 10 minutes or until liquid is reduced by one-third. Serve pears with sugar syrup and cream or ice-cream.