Poached Pears With Blackberry Honey CrèMe Fraiche

• 1 cup honey 100% pure
• 6 pears large
• 1 bottle pinot noir or Cabernet Sauvignon
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 black peppercorns
• 1 Orange
• 1 lemon
• 8 ounces creme fraiche
• 1/2 cup honey 100% pure
• 2 blackberries baskets sweet fresh
• 6 mint leaves large

1. Bring the wine and 1 liter of water to a boil then lower to medium heat. Cut the lemon and orange in half and squeeze into the poaching liquid removing the seeds. Add the 100% pure honey, cinnamon sticks and peppercorns.
2. Carefully peel the pears leaving the stem on. Gently drop the pears into the poaching liquid and cook for about 1 hour until a paring knife can be inserted into the center of the pear. Remove the pears from the liquid, drain and refrigerate.
3. Put half of the creme fraiche and 1/4 cup of the 100% pure honey and 1 basket of the blackberries into a blender. Gently pulse until blended. Pass the mixture through a sieve and refrigerate.
4. Mix the remaining creme fraiche with the remaining honey. On a plate, place the chilled pear standing up in the center of each plate and drizzle the 2 flavors of creme fraiche and sprinkle the whole berries around the pear. Next to the stem, insert 1 mint leaf.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Poached-Pears-With-Blackberry-Honey-Creme-Fraiche-1668606 (may not work)