Ingredients

Steps

• Heat sugar and water in a pan until dissolved and beginning to caramelise.
• Stir in chopped pear, verbena, and a squeeze of orange juice.
• Simmer the whole pear half cut-side down in the pan for 6 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese with remaining orange juice, zest, icing sugar, and vanilla seeds.
• Place a chef's ring on a plate and spoon in half of the chopped pear.
• Pack the cream cheese mixture on top and carefully remove the ring.
• Top with the pear half and garnish with remaining chopped pear, juices, and verbena.