Zutaten:

• 3 - 6 medium sized bosc pears (ripe, but not overripe (firm with just a little give))
• 480 - 600 mL medium bodied red wine (2 -
• 5 cups (see recipe notes below))
• 1 orange peel (from 1 medium orange)
• 8 - 10 whole cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 star anise (I do not add this here, but this can also be added to the red wine)
• 50 - 100 g sugar (¼ - ½ cup (see recipe notes below))
• 120 mL orange juice (½ cup. pomegranate juice, cherry juice, or apple juice)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries OR cherries, OPTIONAL but highly recommended (can be frozen berries as well) )
• 226 g mascarpone (chilled (substitute with labneh, creme fraiche, cream cheese, or sour cream))
• 10 - 20 g honey (or maple syrup, to taste)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp orange zest