Cinnamon and Orange Poached Pears

Ingredients:

4 pears, peeled
3 cups of water
1 cinnamon stick
1 orange
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Peel the pears and set aside.

2. Peel off a few pieces of the skin of the orange. In a pot, add the orange peel to the water. Heat on medium heat until it starts to simmer.

3. Add the pears, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla and 2 tbsp of orange juice. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the pears have become soft.

4. Once the pears are soft, take them out of the pot. Remove everything else from the pot so that just liquid remains.

5. On very high heat, reduce the liquid until it has become thicker. Taste and adjust accordingly.

6. Once the sauce is ready, pour some sauce on top of the pears and serve alongside vanilla ice cream.