Poached Pears With Cinnamon Caramel

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 4 ripe pears (peeled, stem intact)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce (purchased is fine)

Recipe

• 1 in a med saucepan combine sugar and 2 cups of water. bring to boiling and reduce heat to med-low and hold at simmer. add cinnamon stick halves.
• 2 meanwhile, core the pears from the bottom and leaving the stems intact. add pears to saucepan. cook about 20 mins while turning occasionally, until tender. transfer pears to a dish standing them upright. chill until cool.
• 3 place each pear on a separate small plate. sprinkle with cinnamon, drizzle with warmed caramel sauce and serve,.