Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 325° F.
2. Peel, halve and core pears. Place in a 9x13 baking pan.
3. In a small saucepan, add orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, peppercorns, and star anise.
4. Heat orange juice mixture on medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Simmer for about 3 minutes.
5. Pour liquid over pears and place pears and liquid in preheated oven.
6. Bake for 25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven.
8. Serve pears warm with 3 oz. of liquid* or to serve chilled, turn over each pear in the pan, allow to cool, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator.
*Remove spices from poaching liquid before serving.

Nutrition Facts per serving
Calories 70; Total Fat, <1g; Saturated Fat, 0g; Trans Fat, 0g; Cholesterol, 0mg; Sodium, 1mg; Total Carbohydrate, 16g; Dietary Fiber, 0g; Sugars, 16g; Protein, 1g; Vitamin A, 3% DV; Vitamin C, 66% DV; Calcium, 1% DV; Iron, 1% DV, Plant Sterols, 0.4g

Ingredients
Pears, orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, plant sterols (from vegetable oil), star anise, black peppercorns, cloves.

Allergens
No allergens contributed by ingredients. Cross contamination of allergens (soy, dairy [milk], wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fin fish or crustacea) may occur, depending on preparation facility environment

As part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, the consumption of at least 0.4g of plant sterols twice daily with meals for a total intake of at least 0.8g, has been clinically shown to help lower cholesterol and may reduce the risk of heart disease.