Poached Pears with Custard

This is a great winter warmer and was just what I was feeling like when I was curled up on the couch the other night when the weather outside was a bit chilly. It’s ridiculously easy to make and takes about 10 mins.
Poached Pears with Custard
Serves 4
Ingredients:
For the Custard
450g cream
30g honey
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
For the Pears
4 pears
2 star anise
1 cinnamon quill
1L water (or enough to cover the pears)
4 pinches of ground cinnamon to serve (1 per bowl)
Method:
Place all the custard ingredients in a saucepan on a medium heat and cook for 10 mins stirring occasionally.
Peel pears, cut in half and remove the core.
In a separate saucepan, bring water, star anise and cinnamon quill to the boil.
Add pears and poach for about 7 minutes on a low to medium heat or until the pears are just soft enough to poke a skewer through.
Drain pears.
Divide custard into 4 bowls. Place pears on top and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
Thermomix Instructions:
Place all the custard ingredients into the mixing bowl and cook for 7min/90°C/speed 3.
Peel pears, cut in half and remove the core.
In a saucepan, bring water, star anise and cinnamon quill to the boil.
Add pears and poach for about 7 minutes on a low to medium heat or until the pears are just soft enough to poke a skewer through.
Drain pears.
Divide custard into 4 bowls. Place pears on top and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
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