Poached Pears With Ginger Almond Cream

• 4 pears
• 2-3 inch cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2 cups of 100 percent pear juice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamon
• 4-inch piece ginger (to make juice)
• 1 cup raw blanched almonds (removed skins)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

1. THE ALMOND CREAM
2. Pulverize almonds in a food processor. Add ginger juice, maple syrup and vanilla. To make it creamier, you can add a little more pear juice.
3. THE PEARS
4. Peel pears and square bottom for standing in pot. Put in cinnamon sticks in between pears. Pour pear juice over all. Sprinkle nutmeg and cardamon into juice. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, simmer for 35 minutes. Take pears out. Cook leftover sauce down into syrup.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/poached-pears-with-ginger-almond-cream-1259915 (may not work)