Poached pears with chocolate sauce
6
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Home-made chocolate sauce drizzled over sweet, cooked pears makes a perfectly elegant dessert.
Ingredients
Pear(s)
4 medium, peeled
Cocoa powder
2 tbs
Reduced-fat milk
½ cup(s), (125ml)
Caster sugar
2 tsp
Dark chocolate
60 g, chopped
Instructions
1
Heat a large saucepan filled with water over medium-high heat. Add pears and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
2
Meanwhile, combine cocoa powder, milk and sugar in a small saucepan and cook, stirring, over low heat for 1–2 minutes or until combined and just warmed. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl, then gradually add warm milk mixture, stirring constantly until melted and smooth.
3
Place pears upright on serving plates. Drizzle over warm chocolate sauce and serve immediately.
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