Poached Pears

Poached pears are my go to dessert, probably because they are easy and relatively healthy. You can change the way you make them depending on what you have. The basic recipe is below, I have poached mine with additional ingredients like raspberries, apple cider, raspberries or powdered ginger.

With Gippsland Yoghurt for breaki 

Ingredients

With Ice Cream and Seeds

4 Pears - add as many as you like, I usually just cook with whatever I have available.
6 cups of water
Vanilla Bean, Split
2 TBS Coconut Sugar, Natvia or whatever type of sweetener you usually use, if you like it sweeter you can use up-to  a tablespoon of sugar per pear, sometimes I use none.

Directions

Step 1
Peel the pears and cut the bottom so they sit up right in your pot.

with ice cream and seeds 

Step 2
Place water and sugar in your pot on a medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Step 3
Add pears and vanilla, along with any of your chosen additional ingredients, leave the pears with the pot lid on to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until they are very tender. Turn them occasionally to ensure even cooking.

Serve them warm with a little poaching liquid, add Greek yoghurt or ice cream.

with Chobani Fat Free Greek Yoghurt and Kapi Puku Seeds for Breakfast 

Pear with quince marmalade tart and jam