Spicy Chai Poached Pears
Ingredients:
12 Bigelow®
Spiced Chai Tea Bags
8 cups (2L) boiling water
2 cups (500mL) sugar
4 pears, peeled and cored
1 cup (250mL) mascarpone cheese
1 teaspoon (5mL) vanilla extract
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup honey
Fresh mint leaves for garnish
Zest of orange
Yield: Serves 4 - Prep Time: 20 minutes - Cook Time: 25
minutes
Instructions:
Over medium heat, add boiling water to large saucepan. Add Bigelow® Spiced Chai tea bags and
steep for 5 minutes. Add sugar, bring mixture to under a boil, once
sugar has dissolved, add pears. Reduce to a simmer and poach pears
for 15-20 minutes until soft. Reserve liquid and cool to room
temperature.
Mix cheese, vanilla, heavy cream and honey together. Thin mixture
with 3 tablespoons of the reserved liquid.
Place 1 cup of the reserved liquid and orange zest in a heavy
saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce liquid to 2/3 of a cup.
To serve place 2 tablespoons liquid mixture on each plate, place a
pear on top and drizzle with cheese sauce. Garnish with mint
leaves.
Nutritional Information:
Per Serving: 1 pear
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
603 |
|
30% |
| Protein |
5 |
grams |
11% |
| Carbohydrate |
77 |
grams |
26% |
| Total Fat |
37 |
grams |
57% |
| Alcohol |
0.4 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
41 |
milligrams |
14% |
| Saturated Fat |
21 |
grams |
105% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
3 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.5 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
5 |
grams |
21% |
| Total Sugar |
56 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories
|
| Protein |
3% |
| Carbohydrate |
46% |
| Total Fat |
50% |
| Alcohol |
1% |
| Vitamins & Mineral
|
| Sodium |
47 |
milligrams |
2% |
| Potassium |
243 |
milligrams |
7% |
| Vitamin A |
136 |
Retinol Equivalent |
10% |
| Vitamin C |
7 |
milligrams |
12% |
| Calcium |
38 |
milligrams |
4% |
| Iron |
0.5 |
milligrams |
3% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0.2 |
micrograms |
2% |
| Thiamin |
0.04 |
micrograms |
2% |
| Riboflavin |
0.09 |
milligrams |
5% |
| Niacin |
0.3 |
milligrams |
2% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0.06 |
milligrams |
3% |
| Folic Acid |
14 |
milligrams |
4% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
0.05 |
micrograms |
1% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Low in Sodium |
| Good Source of Potassium |