Ingredients

• 1 litre boiling hot water
• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup sugar
• 10-12 fresh lemon balm leaves
• 6 pears, peeled, cored and quartered
• extra lemon balm leaves or mint leaves for garnish

Method

1. Put the hot water, honey, sugar and lemon balm into a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add the pears and simmer ever so gently for 30 minutes until the fruit is soft.
3. Lift the fruit carefully from the saucepan and place in a bowl. Reduce the cooking syrup down by a third and then pour over the pears. Cool and then refrigerate until chilled.
4. Serve garnished with fresh lemon or mint leaves and vanilla ice cream.

Cooks Tips

- You can use quinces instead of pears.