Ingredients
4 pears
4 cloves
4 cardamom pods, crushed
a pinch of golden caster sugar
a pinch of ground cinnamon
60g/4 tbsp of clear honey
290ml/10fl oz boiling water
whipped cream to serve

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Peel and core the pears, leaving the stalks on. Stick a clove in each of the pears and lay them on their sides in an ovenproof dish.
3. Scatter the broken cardamom pods over the pears and sprinkle with the cinnamon.
4. In a small pan dissolve the sugar and the honey in the water and bring to the boil. Boil for 2 minutes.
5. Pour the syrup over the pears and bake in the oven for 1 hour or until tender. Turn the pears occasionally and baste frequently.
6. Serve warm with cream and pour a little more syrup over the top to finish.

This was written on behalf on Oxfam Fairtrade.