BAKED CARDAMOM PEARS W. VANILLA CASHEW CREAM AND CINNAMON PECANS - Good Eatings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pecan nuts
• 1 1/2 tbsp brown rice syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 semi-ripe/ripe pears, conference would be suitable
• 1/3 cup water
• 10 cardamom pods, seeds
• 2 tbsp brown rice syrup
• 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked
• 1/2 cup plant milk
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla powder