Candied ginger pears - ProVeg Nigeria

Ingredients

• 100 g ground almonds
• 2 tbsp rice syrup
• 3 large pears (halved and deseeded)
• 300 ml pear juice (or apple juice)
• 1 tbsp pear juice (cold)
• 1 tsp ginger juice (grate a piece of ginger and squeeze out the juice with your fingers)
• 1 pinch sea salt (finely ground)
• 1 tbsp Kudzu powder (or another plant-based thickening agent)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 4 tsp maple syrup (optional)