Poached Pears with Cinnamon Caramel

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

2 cups sugar
1 cinnamon stick broken in half
4 ripe pears, peeled with stem intact
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup bottled caramel sauce, warmed

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and 2 cups water. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat to medium/low and bring to a simmer. Add cinnamon stick halves. Meanwhile, core pears from the bottom leaving stem intact. Add pears to saucepan; cook about 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until tender. Transfer pears to a dish, standing them upright. Refrigerate uncovered until cool. Place 1 pear on each of four small plates. Sprinkle with cinnamon, drizzle with warm caramel sauce. Serve.

Serves 4.

These were really nice and light and so tasty!