Tetley Tea poach pears

Ingredients:

1L Water

180g Brown sugar

8 pods Cardamom, 5 whole and 3 crushed

2 teabags Tetley Premium Black Tea

4 Pears, ripe but firm, halved and cored with stems on

1 TBSP Freeze-dried coconut shavings

1 TBSP Coconut yogurt

1 sheet Wax paper

Method

1. Bring the water, sugar, Tetley Black teabags and cardamom pods to a boil.
2. Trim the wax paper to be able to fit over the top of the pot with a hole in the middle cut out.
3. Once the sugar has dissolved, place the pears into the pot and place the trimmed wax paper over the pot and allow to simmer for 15 mins.
4. Once the pears are tender, remove the pot from the heat and the pears from the poaching liquid, using a slotted spoon.
5. Place the poaching liquid back on the stove and allow to reduce, until the liquid has become a syrup consistency.
6. Serve the pears with a spoonful of coconut yoghurt and a dusting of freeze-dried coconut shavings, drizzled with the poaching liquid.