Pears in chocolate sauce

by Pumpkin | Sep 24, 2021 | Recipes | 0 comments

A delicious combination of baked fruit and molten chocolate

This is a simple dessert dish- baked peppers doused in a chocolate sauce- but makes for an impression and very satisfying dish!

Servings

5

Prep time:

10min

Cook time:

15min

Difficulty:

Easy

Ingredients

5 pears
200g plain chocolate
25g caster sugar
20g butter
2tbsp whisky or brandy (optional)

The alcohol in this dish is completely optional- it just adds a bit of extra flavour to the sauce.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

First, preheat the oven to 160 degrees C (325 degrees F).

Next, prep the pears for the dish. Peel the pears, then halve and remove the cores.

Step 2

Sprinkle half of the sugar into an oven dish, then place all of the prepared pears on top, and sprinkle over the remaining sugar. Bake the pears for 15 minutes.

Pears in chocolate sauce- pre baking pears

Step 3

Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate sauce: break the chocolate into pieces. Place the chocolate and the butter into a heatproof bowl, and over a bain-marie (a pan of simmering water).

Pears in chocolate sauce- melting chocolate

Step 6

Stir occasionally as the chocolate melts. If using alcohol, add this in at this point and stir well.

Pears in chocolate sauce- molten chocolate

Step 7

The dish is now ready to put together.

Place the baked pears into ramekins (or your serving dish), and pour over the molten chocolate sauce. Enjoy!

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