Spiced Chai Poached Pears & Pear Syrup
Snixy Kitchen recipe - Gluten-free
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (divided)
- 2 black tea bags (I used breakfast tea)
- 1 whole vanilla bean (sliced and scraped)
- 3 dime-sized slices ginger
- 3 cardamom pods (smashed)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole cloves
- ¼ teaspoon whole peppercorns
- 1/8 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
- 2 pears (peeled, cored, and sliced into eighths)
Instructions
- 1
Combine water, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, black tea bags, vanilla bean seeds and pod, and all spices in a large pot and heat over medium heat and bring to a boil.
- 2
Add the pear slices and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for 15 minutes until the pears are soft when pricked with a fork. Remove pears with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- 3
Add remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring, until it syrup thickens, about 3-5 min.*
- 4
Strain syrup into a heat-proof bowl or pitcher to serve alongside the pears.
- 5
Serve pears and pear syrup on top of sweet waffles (recipe coming!), yogurt, your favorite vanilla ice cream, or with a dollop of whipped cream.