Pretty.
Tea Poached Pears
A pear per person
Enough scented tea (I used this blend kindly sent to me by Pia) to half cover the pears in a pan
Sugar to taste – tea should be fairly sweet
- Peel the pears carefully.
- Bring the tea to a simmer. Add sugar to taste.
- Poach the pears, turning occasionally, until warmed through and stained.
A Wee Bit of Cooking 
Cooked pears aren’t my thing but husband loves them . Must try this for him instead . Usually I use those rock hard cooking pears that take ages to cook and put cloves in the water and sugar about half way through . They go a very pretty pink .
Very, very pretty! I adore poached fruit; so elegant.
Gorgeous.
How’s cooking for one going?
This is a new twist that I have never done with poaching a pear, and I love pears, so I am going to have to give this one a try!
Pretty indeed 🙂 I’ve poached pears in red wine and jasmine tea as well – a great and light dessert!
looks lovely! will have to try. glad to see tea has been used in such a clever way:)
Oh joy, I have an orange dulce tea just waiting for me to make this. Do you think I can just make the tea as I poach? Or should I be using previously brewed tea?
Smithoniusandsonata – They go pink just through the cloves?
Helen – Thank you!
Lucy – Ah, the cooking is the easy part. It’s the rest that sucks. 🙂
Roo – Enjoy!
Naminami – Ooooh, jasmine tea. That sound great.
Pia – Thank you so much again!
Robin – I made it as I poached then just strained it afterwards. Add a little less tea than you’d use for a cup though as it’ll be brewing for longer.
Very pretty indeed! Lovely idea to poach in tea – I’ve not seen that before.