Chai Poached Pears
Recipe by Fran Allen
Ingredients
9
Time
30m
Serves
4
These pears are the perfect warm cozy breakfast or dessert made with a few simple ingredients.I love to make these in the fall and winter to top oatmeal and ice cream.
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Ingredients
4med
Bosc or D'anjou Pears
2-3bags
Chai Tea
1/4cup
Raw Honey
4cups
Water
11/2-inch piece
Fresh Ginger
1
Cinnamon Stick
6
Cardamom Pods
2
Star Anise
1/4tsp
Black Peppercorns
Instructions
1
In a small pot on medium heat, add your water. Once the water is simmering, add your chai tea and steep for 5-10 minutes, then remove the bags.
2
Add your honey to the pot and stir until it is fully incorporated, then add your pears and turn heat to low. Add the ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and peppercorns. Simmer until the pears are fork tender.
3
Remove the pears from the heat and serve warm. Store any leftovers in the poaching liquid for up to 7 days.
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Fran Allen, CNP is a non-diet certified Holistic Nutritionist based in Toronto. Her work focuses on intuitive eating, achieving health at every size and dismantling diet culture. She uses her years of professional culinary experience to make meals fun, easy and satisfying.
