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
Calories 191
Total Fat 9.6g
Saturated Fat 5.9g
Unsaturated Fat 3.1g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholestrol 34.5mg
Protein 0.8g
Carbohydrates 26.1g
Dietary Fiber 1.6g