Golden Pears with Spiced Maple Granita
By: Nikki Brown
Published: Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 6:26am

Ingredients




3 pears, peeled
20g/0.75oz fresh turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced
0.5 tsp/1g green cardamom pods
0.5 tsp/1g cinnamon sticks
0.5 tsp/1g cloves
10g/0.3oz lemongrass stalks
75ml/2.5fl oz maple syrup
1 litre/quart water

Preparation

1 Combine all ingredients in a small stock pot. Simmer for about an hour. 2 Turn off the heat and leave to cool for about an hour. 3 Strain the poaching liquid into a covered container and freeze overnight. 4 Refrigerate the pears until ready to serve. 5 Serve poached pears with granita. 6 Notes: 7 -       Pears must be fully submerged in liquid. Add more water if needed. 8 -       If adding more liquid, reduce poaching liquid further until about a cup is left in the pot.

About

The power of pears is boundless, we’ll spell it out for you.
P for Potassium which lowers blood pressure and takes pressure off the cardiovascular system.
E for Eyes, the lutein and zeaxanthin help in the reduction of age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.
A for all the Antioxidants and their anti-carcinogenic activities which are linked to the prevention of some cancers.
R for the Red blood cell count improvement because of the copper and iron content.
S is for the synthesizing of new tissue in various organs and helps to keep the metabolism working efficiently.