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Spiced poached pears with chocolate pudding
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Spiced poached pears with chocolate pudding

16 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

A light chocolate pudding served with saffron spiced pears, pear syrup and crème fraîche.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

567
Calories
9g
Protein
26g
Fat
80g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Star Anise not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 170g/6oz unsalted butter
  • 170g/6oz dark chocolate
  • 45g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • 75g/2½oz free-range egg yolks
  • 20g/¾oz honey
  • 20g/¾oz cornflour
  • 125g/4½oz free-range egg whitesegg whites
  • 60g/2¼oz caster sugar
  • 300g/10½oz caster sugar
  • 2 star anise
  • ½ tsp saffron
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 2 pears
  • crème fraîche
  • , sifted icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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