Chai Poached Pears Stuffed With Ginger Mascarpone

• 4 teaspoons chai tea
• 8 cups boiling water
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 pears, peeled and cored
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 14 cup crystallized ginger
• 1 orange, zest of
• 12 cup heavy cream

1. Infuse tea in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes depending.
2. Place in large pot and add sugar.
3. Bring mixture to just under a boil.
4. Once sugar has dissolved add peeled and cored pears and reduce heat to a simmer.
5. Poach pears for 15 to 20 minutes or until soft.
6. Reserve poaching liquid.
7. Cool to room temperature.
8. Mix cheese, vanilla and ginger with a fork.
9. Add 2 tablespoons of poaching liquid to cheese mixture so that it is soft enough to pipe.
10. Place mixture in a piping bag and fill the holes in the pears.
11. Place 1 cup of poaching liquid and orange zest in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
12. In a separate pot combine cream and honey and heat until warm.
13. When warm add cream mixture slowly to poaching liquid.
14. To serve place 1 pear on a plate.
15. Spoon sauce around the pear.
16. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg and a fresh sprig of mint.

chai tea, boiling water, sugar, mascarpone cheese, vanilla, ginger, orange, heavy cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chai-poached-pears-stuffed-with-ginger-mascarpone-307315 (may not work)