Minted pears

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Ingredients for 3 poeple

½ pint water
8 oz. sugar
Few drops mint extract
Green vegetable colouring
6 pears halves peeled with hearts removed
Toasted almonds or chopped nuts

30 min · Easy

Directions

1. Bring water and sugar to the boil
Add mint extract and enough green colouring to make water deep green
Add pears Simmer for 20 minutes turning often in syrup The pears will turn green
Place on a plate and sprinkle with toasted almonds or chopped nuts
Reduce syrup over a low heat and pour over pears

desserts February 28, 2017 07:26