Poire Avec Orange

Ingredients
 4 pears, peeled, bottoms cut off to help with balance
 1-½ cups of pulp free orange juice
 1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
 1 cup of dark brown sugar
 1 teaspoon cloves
 (You can also add star anise or orange zest to this too!)
 Unsweetened coconut shreds (garnish)
 Slivered almonds (garnish) 

Directions
1. In a medium saucepan, heat orange juice, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves until boiling.
2. Ensure all sugar has dissolved then add pears with stems up.
3. Simmer the pears with the cover on for an hour drizzling syrup over them every 10-15 minutes.
4. Take pears out carefully as they are hot!
5. Take syrup back up to a boil until it begins to stick to a wooden spoon (additional 5-7 minutes)
6. Pour syrup over the pears, then sprinkle with coconut shreds and slivered almonds