Chai-spiced poached pears

Name: Chai-spiced poached pears
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: vanilla ice cream and toasted pistachios, to serve; 155 g (5½ oz/1 cup) coconut sugar; 4 black tea bags; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 4 cm (1½ inch) piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 4 firm pears, such as beurre bosc, halved, cores removed; 3 tablespoons honey; 6 cardamom pods, cracked; 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half; 8 cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Slow Cooker Vegetarian

By Katy Holder

Published 2018

About

These tender chai-infused pears are the perfect way to end an Indian-inspired meal, such as the mild Southern Indian vegetable curry.

Ingredients

155 g (5½ oz/1 cup) coconut sugar
3

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the sugar, honey, ginger and spices into the slow cooker. Pour in 1.5 litres (52 fl oz/6 cups) of boiling w