Ease of Preparation: Easy
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes each
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup orange juice
4 whole cloves
1 tsp edible organic green tea leaves (finely chopped)
¼ cup orange liqueur
1 quart champagne
4 pears (peeled with stems intact)

Directions:
In sauce pot combine the sugar, vanilla and orange juice for about 3 minutes to create simple syrup.  Add cloves, edible organic green tea, champagne and orange liqueur to simple syrup.  Bring to a simmer add pears, poach until tender about 8 minutes.  Remove from heat and cool.

Optional: Serve with toasted chopped pistachios or toasted almonds.

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