Cinnamon Vanilla Poached Pears

Cinnamon Vanilla Poached Pears

(Recipe adapted from Wendy)

Ingredients:

5 small pears

500mls water

100g sugar

1 vanilla bean, scraped out the seeds

2 Cinnamon stick 

2 Tbsp lemon juice

Method:
1. Combine everything except the pear into a small pot.
2. Peel pears, rinse & put them into the pot immediately.
3. Bring to a boil & lower to a simmer for 30mins until pears are tender. 
4. Fish out the pears & turn heat to high to reduce to about 1 cup.
5. Keep pears together with syrup & chill.