Recipe | Chai-Poached Pears with Whipped Mascarpone

Ingredients

• 2 chai tea bags
• 1 cup boiling water
• ¼ cup agave
• 1 cup Vermouth
• Cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, cardamom pods
• 2 ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled and halved (stems left ON)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 6 oz mascarpone, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons agave
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, salt