Blue Mountain Coffee Rum Poached Pears

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 ml filter coffee
• 40 g dark brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 dessert pears
• 4 tablespoons dark rum

Recipe

• 1 place the coffee in a pan large enough to hold the pears snugly with the sugar and cinnamon and heat gently.
• 2 carefully peel the pears, leaving the stalks intact.
• 3 poach in the sweetened coffee for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
• 4 turn off the heat, stir in the rum and allow the pears to cool in the coffee mixture.
• 5 transfer to a bowl and chill until ready to serve.
• 6 toserve, place the pear in a pretty, shallow glass dish or bowl and spoon over the coffee syrup.