Poached Pears
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 675
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 141
- Dietary Fiber
- 12
- Sugar
- 122
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 27
- Sodium
- 14
- Total: 25 min
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cinnamon stick
Peel from 1/2 orange
Juice of 1/2 orange
8 small pears
Quick Chocolate Sauce, recipe follows
Quick Chocolate Sauce:
1/3 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups water, sugar, cinnamon stick, orange peel, and orange juice to a boil.
- Peel the pears, leaving the stem intact. Core the pears from the bottom using a corer or vegetable peeler.
- Add the pears to the simple syrup, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the pears are tender, but not mushy, about 15 minutes. Chill the pears in the syrup.
- Place the pear standing up on a dessert plate and drizzle with the chocolate sauce.
Quick Chocolate Sauce:
- Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream to hot, but not boiling in the microwave, about 15 to 20 seconds. Pour over the chocolate chips and let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Mix until smooth and serve.