Desserts

POM Wonderful Pears

The delicate flavour of fresh POM Wonderful pomegranates is the perfect foil for pears in this elegant dessert recipe.

Serves 4.
Prep Time: 15 minutes.
Cooking Time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• Seeds of 1 POM Wonderful pomegranate
• Juice of 6 POM Wonderful pomegranates
• 1 cup pomegranate molasses
• 4 bosc pears
• 1/2 mandarin, peeled, seeded
• 1/2 lemon, peeled, seeded
• 2 lime leaves
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 knob ginger
• 2 pieces star anise
• 1 piece cassia bark
• 500g sugar
• 2 shots campari
• 1 1/2L water

Cooking Instructions

• Peel the pears then combine all the ingredients (except the pomegranate seeds) in a pot and bring to the boil.
• Simmer gently for 10 minutes or until just tender.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• To prepare sauce, reduce some of the poaching liquor until it just coats the back of the spoon.
• Throw in the seeds, coat the pears and serve.