| 2/3 cup castor sugar 1½ cups water 2 teaspoons concentrated vanilla extract or 4 teaspoons vanilla essence 4 pears, peeled and stalk left on Plain yoghurt or thickened cream for serving Cinnamon for dusting |
Combine castor sugar, water and vanilla extract or essence in a medium sized deep saucepan, stirring over a medium high heat until sugar has dissolved.
Bring vanilla syrup to boil, place pears on their sides into saucepan. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, turning pears over halfway through cooking time.
Remove pears and set aside. Boil syrup uncovered on high heat for approximately 4 minutes until syrup is reduced and thickened. Place pears into serving dishes and drizzle with syrup. Serve hot or cold with plain yoghurt or cream dusted with cinnamon.
Vanilla extract is more concentrated than the essence however either can be used as directed.
| Qty per serving | QTY PER 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1090kJ (261Cal) | 344kJ (82Cal) |
| Protein | 1.5g | 0.5g |
| Fat- Total | 0.9g | 0.3g |
| - Saturated | 0.5g | 0.1g |
| Carbohydrate | 59.6g | 18.8g |
| - Sugars | 59.6g | 18.8g |
| Dietary Fibre | 2.9g | 0.9g |
| Sodium | 15mg | 5mg |
| Potassium | 187mg | 59mg |

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Pears poached in vanilla spiked syrup.
2/3 cup castor sugar
1½ cups water
2 teaspoons concentrated vanilla extract or 4 teaspoons vanilla essence
4 pears, peeled and stalk left on
Plain yoghurt or thickened cream for serving
Cinnamon for dusting
Combine castor sugar, water and vanilla extract or essence in a medium sized deep saucepan, stirring over a medium high heat until sugar has dissolved.
Bring vanilla syrup to boil, place pears on their sides into saucepan. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, turning pears over halfway through cooking time.
Remove pears and set aside. Boil syrup uncovered on high heat for approximately 4 minutes until syrup is reduced and thickened. Place pears into serving dishes and drizzle with syrup. Serve hot or cold with plain yoghurt or cream dusted with cinnamon.
Vanilla extract is more concentrated than the essence however either can be used as directed.
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