Tea-poached pears

• golden caster sugar↗50g g
• clear honey↗1 tbsp tbsp
• redcurrant↗ tbsp

  or cranberry jelly

• spiced fruit

  tea bags (Pukka's 'revitalise' is good, or apple & cinnamon)

• firm pears↗4

  peeled, halved and core scooped out with a spoon

• handful fresh cranberries↗
• yogurt or sweetened crème fraîche↗

  with a little orange juice or zest, to serve

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put the sugar, honey, jelly and tea bags into a big saucepan with 600ml water and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the pear halves, then cover and simmer for 12-15 mins until the pears are just tender – poke them with a skewer or the tip of a knife.

2. 2

   Lift out the pears, then turn up the heat, throw in the cranberries and boil for a few mins until syrupy. Discard the tea bags. Serve the pears with the warm syrup poured over and a spoonful of crème fraîche or yogurt.