Poached Pears

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 1 Tablsp Clear Honey
  • 1 Tablsp Jam
  • 2 Spiced Fruit Tea Bags e.g. Apple and Cinnamon
  • 300ml Water (enough to cover the pears)
  • 4 Firm Pears (peeled, halved and cored)
  • 1 x 200g Half Fat Crème Fraiche

Method

  1. Place all ingredients in a pan (except the crème fraiche) and poach gently for 10 minutes till pears are tender.
  2. Lift out pears and remove tea bags.
  3. Gently heat syrup till it reduces and thickens.
  4. Serve pears with warm syrup and crème fraiche.

Experiment with a variety of fresh, tinned in juice or frozen fruits