Pom Spicy Baked Pears

• Juice from 4-6 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates to make 1 cup POM Syrup* or 2 cups POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 firm Bosc pears
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick, 2 inches in length
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 peppercorn
• 1 star anise
• Orange zest peeled from 1 large orange

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. 2. Peel three 3-inch x 1/4-inch strips of orange zest.
3. 3. Peel pears, halve lengthwise, and core.
4. 4. Arrange pears, cut side down, in a ceramic baking dish. In a nonmetal bowl, combine POM Syrup*, lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, star anise and peppercorn.
5. 5. Pour the mixture over the pears and place in pre-heated oven.
6. 6. Bake for 35-45 minutes, basting every 15 minutes, or until pears are tender.
7. *To prepare POM Syrup, cut 4-6 POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice using a citrus reamer or juicer to measure 2 cups, or use 2 cups of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice. Combine juice and 1 1/2 cups of sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently.

syrup, sugar, pears, lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, anise, orange zest

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pom-spicy-baked-pears-50032585 (may not work)