Recipes

Poached pears with chocolate sauce

Keep the pears whole with their stalks: they cook more evenly and stand up on the plate.

Dessert · 4 servings · Prep time 35 min

Per serving

Calories146kcal
Protein2g
Carbs22g
Fat6g

Ingredients

  • 4 piecePears
  • 40 gDark chocolate (70%)
  • 60 mlMilk
  • 1 gGround cinnamon

Method

  1. Peel the pears, keeping the stalks, and slice a thin piece off the base so they stand upright.
  2. Poach them for 20 minutes in a pan of simmering water with the cinnamon.
  3. Heat the milk, take off the heat and melt the chocolate in it, stirring until smooth.
  4. Serve the warm pears coated in the sauce.

Indicative values computed from the ANSES Ciqual food table. They vary with the products used and the cooking.

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