POACHED PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE
A simple baked pear becomes an elegant dessert when drizzled with chocolate sauce that's laced with cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg. This light and lovely dessert is from Payson, Arizona's Patti Haggard.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Core pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears. Cut 1/4 in. from bottom to level if necessary. Place in a large saucepan; add the water, vanilla, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until pears are almost tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and cinnamon. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Cool. , Drain pears; place on dessert plates. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 23mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
POACHED PEARS IN RED CURRANT SAUCE WITH CHOCOLATE DECADENCE CAKE
Steps:
- Sift together flour, baking soda, sugar, and cocoa powder. Place into mixing bowl.
- Put butter, oil, and water into a pot and melt over medium heat.
- When butter has melted, pour into dry ingredients and mix on low speed until incorporated.
- Then mix on medium speed while adding eggs, 1 at a time, and then sour cream. Continue to mix only until incorporated. Pour batter into greased and papered sheet pan (8 inch by 12 inch). Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven until firm to touch and releases from sides of the pan. Cool. Then invert onto back of another pan or onto a pastry or cutting board.
- Take a round cutter, 1/2-inch-in-diameter larger than the base of the pear. Cut out cake circles. (Save rest of cake as snacks, cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar.)
- Place cream in pan, place over medium high heat. Bring just to a boil. Remove immediately from stove. Pour in chopped chocolate. Stir until all chocolate pieces are melted. Cool slightly. Place cake circles on cooling rack placed on top of a pan (to catch drippings). Pour glaze over cakes, being careful to fully cover top and sides.
- Place in refrigerator to harden. Once set, take spatula and carefully remove circles. Place on papered sheet pan. Roll out marzipan and cut it into a 3/4-inch wide strip. Cut a decorative design on 1 side (like waves or triangles). Wrap the strip, straight side on the bottom around the base of each glazed cake circle.
- Place cake circle in center of dessert plate. Pour reduced cool sauce around cake enough to coat plate nicely. Place Dipped Poached Pear in center on top of cake. If desired, take edible gold leaf and place in increments around cake on sauce.
- Mix together puree, liqueur, and sugar. Pour into saucepan. Set aside.
- Peel pears, core out from bottom of pear using melon baller. Careful not to break or split the sides of the pear. Slice bottom of pear, to enable pear to stand straight up. Place pears standing up in puree mixture. Bring to boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Cover with aluminum foil, poach until tender, approximately 8 to 10 minutes, depending on ripeness of pears.
- Remove pears from liquid and place on cooling rack. Remove poaching liquid from stove and cool.
- Once liquid is cold, place pears back into liquid and store, covered in refrigerator over night.
- Remove pears from liquid (reserve liquid for later use). Place on cooling rack to drain.
- Melt chocolate in bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once pears have drained, pat dry, and dip into the melted chocolate, approximately 1-inch up base of pear. Place on waxed paper to set chocolate.
- Place cooking liquid back into a saucepan, and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer, reducing liquid to sauce consistency. Remove from stove and cool.
VANILLA POACHED PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE AND ICE CREAM (A.K.A. "POIRE BELLE HELENE")
Steps:
- Combine the water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan. Split vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and add both the seeds and the pod to the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Peel the pears. Reduce the poaching liquid to a simmer and add the pears. Cook until just tender (the tip of a paring knife will go through the flesh of a pear with just a little resistance), about 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cool the pears in the poaching liquid, until completely cooled, about 45 minutes.
- Heat the cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Put the chocolate and butter into a medium-size bowl. Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir until smooth and glossy.
- Serve the pears with a scoop of ice cream, a little pear-poaching syrup and warm chocolate sauce drizzled over the top. Garnish with a wafer cookie and serve.
POACHED PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE-PEAR SAUCE
Provided by Gail Conde
Categories Chocolate Fruit Dessert Wheat/Gluten-Free Pear White Wine Spring Bon Appétit Florida Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir pear nectar, white wine and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and syrup comes to boil. Add pears to syrup in saucepan. Cover pan, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pears are tender, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to plate. Increase heat to medium-high and boil poaching liquid until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until chocolate melts and sauce is smooth.
- Place 1 warm pear half, cut side up, on each plate. Top with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce. Or cover pears and chocolate sauce separately and refrigerate up to 2 days; then serve pears cold with ice cream and sauce, rewarming sauce, if desired.
PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE
A good recipe for chocolate sauce is invaluable. Put everything out on the table and let everyone help themselves
Provided by John Torode
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Peel the pears, leaving the stalks intact, then take the core out from the bottom of each by using a small sharp knife or a melon baller. Flatten the bottom by slicing off a little bit so that it will sit upright when served. Put the pears into a saucepan with the zests, vanilla pod, sugar, cinnamon, white wine and 600ml water, then bring to the boil. Lower the heat and poach for about 20-25 mins until they are cooked all the way through, but are not so soft that they will fall apart. Leave to cool in the liquid. Can be made and chilled a day ahead.
- When cool, take the pears out, strain out the cinnamon, zest and vanilla pod (keep the pod, allow it to dry, then pop it into a jar of sugar to make vanilla sugar), then pour the syrup back in the pan. Boil until reduced by half to a thin syrup.
- Meanwhile, to make the sauce, melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Warm the cream, milk and butter in a heavy based pan. Stir this into the melted chocolate, set aside and keep warm. Can be made and chilled a day ahead. If the sauce cools and thickens too much, warm it again gently over a pan of simmering water or for 30 secs in a microwave. Serve the pears with plenty of syrup, chocolate sauce and good-quality vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 602 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 19 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 70 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 69 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.12 milligram of sodium
SPICED PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE
Make and share this Spiced Pears With Chocolate Mascarpone recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Outta Here
Categories Dessert
Time P1DT40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- To make the spiced pears: In a large non-aluminum saucepan combine the wine, sugar, vanilla bean, lemon zest and orange peels. Tie the cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns and thyme in a piece of cheesecloth; add to the pan with nutmeg, mace, cardamom and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Peel pears and cut in half length-wise. Add the pears to the liquid, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Gently cook about 5 to 15 minutes, or until almost tender. Remove from the heat and let sit covered 5 minutes.
- Remove the pears from the syrup and allow to cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Chill the syrup on ice; when completely cooled, add the pears, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- To make the chocolate mascarpone: Melt chocolate in microwave or in top of double-boiler over boiling water. Cool slightly. Whip the mascarpone with the powdered sugar until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and rum, whisking well. Refrigerate until chilled. Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with star tip and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450-degrees F. Remove the pears from the syrup and drain. With teaspoon or melon baller, carefully hollow out the pears, removing the core. Place the pears in an oven proof skillet large enough to hold all 8 halves. Brush with melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes or until barely heated through. Remove the skillet and carefully turn pears over in the hot butter. Transfer 2 halves to each warm serving plates and fill each half pear with chocolate mascarpone. Sprinkle with walnuts. Serve immediately with biscotti.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427.8, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 59, Carbohydrate 63.3, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 49.3, Protein 1.4
PEARS IN CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Delight your family with this elegant and delicious dessert.
Provided by MONICA SELF
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Coffee Liqueur
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Leave stems on peeled pears. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set aside.
- In a saucepan large enough to accommodate 4 pears standing upright, combine water and sugar. Place over medium heat, and boil until sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla, then place the pears in. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool in liquid, then drain.
- In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate, cream and butter. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in coffee liqueur.
- Place pears on serving dish, pour chocolate sauce over pears, and garnish with maraschino cherries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.3 calories, Carbohydrate 71.7 g, Cholesterol 19 mg, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 27.2 mg, Sugar 55.3 g
SPICED POACHED PEARS
A delicious dessert originating in Australia. This is both sweet and tangy. Sure to impress, hope you enjoy!
Provided by Leslie
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine the water, red wine, lemon juice, sugar and spices in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Place the pears in an ovenproof dish and pour the syrup over them.
- Poach at 150°C (300°F) for 20 - 25 minutes or until tender.
- Pour a small amount of the syrup in the bottom of dessert dishes and place the pears on top.
- Serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.4, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 11.4, Sodium 26.9, Carbohydrate 89.8, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 74.2, Protein 1.4
POACHED PEARS WITH CHOCOLATE-PEAR SAUCE
From Bon Appetit, a lovely dessert for any occasion.Here's a little number you can whip up for a romantic after dinner dessert. Pear nectar can be found in the canned juice section of your market. The brand I use is Kern's. This is a nice change from some of the heavier desserts, and you still get the chocolate! Poaching time varies, depending on how ripe your pears are.
Provided by FLUFFSTER
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Stir pear nectar, white wine and sugar in a heavy large saucepan over med.high heat until sugar dissolves and syrup comes to a boil.
- Add pears to syrup in saucepan.Cover pan, reduce heat to med.- low, and simmer until pears are tender, about 8 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon transfer pears to plate.
- Increase heat to med.- high and boil poaching liquid until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
- Add chocolate; whisk until chocolate melts and sauce is smooth.
- Place 1 warm pear half on each plate. Top with warm chocolate sauce. Or, cover pears and chocolate sauce separately and refrigerate up to 2 days; then serve pears cold with sauce, rewarming sauce, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.9, Fat 0.1, Sodium 4, Carbohydrate 36, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 24, Protein 0.5
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