Poached Pears With Espresso Syrup

• 2 small pears, peeled
• 1 None vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
• 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp instant coffee granules
• None None FOR THE HAZELNUT WAFERS
• 1 None egg white
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp ground hazelnuts
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp butter, melted

1. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. For the hazelnut wafers, combine ingredients in a medium bowl. Spread mixture on prepared pan to make six 4 1/2-inch rounds. Bake for 8 mins or until golden and crisp around the edges. Cool on a wire rack.
2. Cover pears with water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for 30 mins or until pears are tender. Drain pears, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
3. Combine reserved liquid, vanilla bean and sugar in same pan; bring to a boil, stirring. Add coffee. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins or until syrup thickens slightly. Drizzle syrup over pears. Serve with wafers.

pears, vanilla bean, brown sugar, coffee granules, hazelnut, egg white, sugar, ground hazelnuts, flour, butter

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