Pears in Chocolate Cinnamon Syrup

• 4 cups water
• 12 cup sugar
• 14 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons syrup
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 pears, peeled and cored

1. Stir water, sugar, cocoa, syrup and cinnamon sticks in large saucepan over heat until sugar dissolves.
2. Bring to boil.
3. Add pears and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
4. Remove pears.
5. Boil syrup until reduced.
6. Serve pears with syrup and ice-cream.

water, sugar, cocoa powder, syrup, cinnamon sticks

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pears-in-chocolate-cinnamon-syrup-129774 (may not work)