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Poached golden pears with chocolate sauce recipe

10 ratings

Perfect for entertaining, these sweet, spiced poached pears can be made the day before and stored in the fridge until needed. Serve simply with a drizzle of rich chocolate sauce. See method

Serves 4
5 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook, 15 mins to cool
310 calories / serving

Ingredients

4 pears
1ltr apple juice
3 star anise
1 tbsp honey
75g dark chocolate
75ml single cream

If you don't have any pears, try using apples

Each serving contains

Energy
1305kj
310kcal 15%
Fat
9g 13%
Saturates
5g 25%
Sugars
58g 64%
Salt
0.5g <1%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 57.8g Protein 2.3g Fibre 5g

Method

Carefully peel the pears from tip to base in one strip, to give them a neat shape. Place in a pan of apple juice, making sure they are totally submerged, add the star anise and honey and simmer gently for 15 mins. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Reduce the liquid by half and allow to cool. Pour over the pears. Melt chocolate in a bain marie. Add the cream and mix until smooth. Serve with the pears.

Tip: You can also poach pears in wine — serve with crème fraîche.

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