Peach Halves With Easy Chocolate Sauce Food

PEACH HALVES WITH EASY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Divide peaches among 4 individual dessert bowls& set aside.
• Combine water& sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Stir in cocoa& return to a boil; boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla& pour over peaches.
• Serve at once.

CHOCOLATE & GINGER BAKED PEACHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. Butter a large, shallow ovenproof dish. Cut the peaches in half and remove the stones, then stand the peaches cut-side up in the dish.
• Put the ginger biscuits into a tough plastic bag, seal the bag and bash the biscuits with a rolling pin until they're roughly crushed. Tip them into a bowl and mix in the chocolate, two-thirds of the chopped ginger, the egg yolk, dessert wine and orange zest until everything is evenly mixed.
• Divide the mixture equally between the peach halves, mounding it into the holes left by the stones. Pour the white wine around the peaches, dot them with the butter and bake for 20 minutes, or until tender. (This can be made up to a day ahead, kept in the fridge once cool, then gently reheated, in two batches, on Medium in the microwave for 4-5 minutes each batch.) To serve, spoon over the cooking juices and scatter with the remaining ginger. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED PEACHES

Steps:

• Cut each peach half into 4 wedges.
• Dip into chocolate; place on plate.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Serve immediately.

SPICED POACHED PEARS IN CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a pan big enough to hold the pears snugly, tip in all the ingredients except the pears. Half fill the pan with water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 mins to infuse, drop in pears, cover and gently poach for about 30 mins until soft. Turn off the heat and set aside. The pears can be poached up to 2 days ahead and kept in the poaching syrup in the fridge.
• To make the chocolate sauce, tip the chocolate into a heatproof bowl. Bring the cream, milk and cinnamon to the boil and pour over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted. To serve, drain the pears and, holding them by the stem, dip them in the chocolate sauce to completely cover. Serve each pear with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.