Serves 4

Ingredients
4 Conference pears
180ml Apple juice
180ml Orange juice
1 Cinnamon stick
5 Cloves

Equipment
Melon baller on rounded spoon
Saucepan

Method

1. Peel the pears.
2. Using a melon baller or rounded spoon, remove stalk.
3. Add the apple and orange juice into the saucepan along with the cinnamon stick and cloves.
4. Cover with lid and simmer gently for about 20 mins until tender, then a use skewer or fork to remove the pan from the pan.
5. Once the pan has cooled remove the cinnamon stick and cloves from the pan and reduce the remaining juice until thickened to a syrupy consistency ( this takes around 10 mins).
6. Cut a small slice across the base of each pear so they stand up straight and place in serving dish/plate.
7. Garnish with the syrup.
   
   

Decoration

You can use your imagination, here are a couple of ideas below:

• Block of white chocolate
• Dried small dark fruit of your choice
• Black sesame seeds (can use other seeds)

Directions:

1. Melt white chocolate and dip pears to form a full ghost effect
2. Decorate using dried fruit for example halved raisins or dried blueberries for eyes, you may need to make a small hole in the pear, then you can use sesame seeds for mouth.