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Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Pears poached in a vanilla syrup, served with warm dark chocolate sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A French dessert classic built from three simple parts..
Cook time
40 min
Servings
4
Ingredients
9
Nutrition
per serving426 kcal
Calories
6 g
Protein
18 g
Fat
60 g
Carbs
Instructions
- 1
Bring the water to a boil with the sugar, the seeds and pod of the vanilla and a squeeze of lemon juice, until the sugar has dissolved.
- 2
Peel the pears, leaving the stalks on, and lower them into the syrup. Poach over low heat until soft but still holding their shape, then let them cool.
- 3
Roughly chop the chocolate. Heat the cream, take it off the heat and stir in the chocolate until it melts into a smooth, glossy sauce.
- 4
Toast the flaked almonds in a dry pan until golden. Plate the pears with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, pour over the warm chocolate sauce and scatter with almonds.
