Spiced Maple Pears

Ingredients

• 6 pears, peeled with stalks in place
• 6 cloves
• 8 cardamom seeds, cracked
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 cup sweet white wine

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. 2

   Push a clove inside each pear and lay on their sides in an oven-proof dish.

3. 3

   Add Cinnamon sticks to dish.

4. 4

   Scatter cardamom seeds on top of pears.

5. 5

   Gently heat white wine, maple syrup and sugar until dissolved and pour over pears. Make sure that the pears are half covered.

6. 6

   Cover dish with foil and poach for approximately 1 hour or until tender, basting occasionally. Remove cloves, cardamom seeds and cinnamon before serving.