The Perfect Valentine's Dessert: White Wine Poached Pears – Evie Olive Oil™

Ingredients

• 2 Bosc pears, peeled, stems attached
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp SMOOTH Evie Olive Oil
• 1/2 (750-ml) bottle sweet dessert wine (e.g. Riesling)
• Zest from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 black peppercorns
• 2 star anise pods, broken in half
• 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• Zest from 1/2 lemon