Chai Poached Pears

Name: Chai Poached Pears
Ingredients: 1 quart water; 5 chai tea bags, homemade or purchased; 1 vanilla bean, scraped; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 piece fresh ginger, peeled; 4 whole pears, peeled, stems intact; 3 tablespoons honey; star anise, cinnamon sticks, blackberries, crystallized ginger

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 quart water
5 chai tea bags, homemade or purchased
1 vanilla bean, scraped
1 cinnamon stick
1 piece fresh ginger, peeled
4 whole pears, peeled, stems intact
3 tablespoons honey
star anise, cinnamon sticks, blackberries, crystallized ginger

Directions

1

Bring water, tea, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger to a simmer in a tall and narrow saucepot.
2

Add pears, and simmer for 15 minutes. Let steep off heat for 30 minutes.
3

Remove pears from poaching liquid and set aside. Boil chai liquid with honey until reduced to syrup.
4

Serve pears garnished with cinnamon sticks, crystallized ginger, blackberries and a drizzle of chai syrup.
5

Enjoy!