Spiced maple pears
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ripe pears; peeled with stalks in place | |
| 6 | Cloves | |
| 8 | Cracked cardamom seeds | |
| 2 | Cinnamon sticks | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 6 | tablespoons | 100% Pure Maple Syrup |
| 1 | cup | Medium/sweet white wine |
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Push a clove inside each pear and lay on their sides with cinnamon sticks in an oven-proof dish. Scatter cardamom seeds on top of pears. Gently heat white wine, 100% Pure Maple Syrup and sugar until dissolved and pour over pears, ensuring they are half covered. Cover pears with foil and poach for approximately 1 hour or until tender, basting occasionally. Remove cloves, cardamom seeds and cinnamon before serving.
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Lynn Ratcliffe" <mcgrew@...> on Feb 28, 1998