ROASTED SPICED PEARS

INGREDIENTS

• 4 large pears, halved, peeled, cored
• 4 tsp cinnamon powder
• 2 tsp ginger powder
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 3 star anise
• 4-5 thin slices of orange peel
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup brown sugar

PROCEDURE

• Pre-heat the oven to 100 ̊C
• Place the pears in a baking dish.
• Combine honey, pepper, cinnamon powder and ginger powder in a bowl. Pour over the pears. Sprinkle brown sugar on the pears.
• Place orange peels and star anise in the baking dish
• Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake for 30 minutes at 100 ̊C
• Remove the foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes until the pears are tender.
• Serve with a scoop of ice cream.