Photo: Ian Dooley
Poached pears with brandy snap baskets and white chocolate ice cream
17 ingredients
1 hr
Serves 4
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This pretty dessert is perfect for serving up at a dinner party as all of the components can be prepared in advance.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1166
Calories
30g
Protein
40g
Fat
169g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
| White Currant | 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
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 300ml/10fl oz full-fat milk
- 300ml/10fl oz double cream
- 125g/4½oz white chocolate
- 4 pears
- 1 lemon
- 150g/5½oz caster sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 4 tbsp icing sugar
- 50g/1¾oz soft dark brown sugar
- 40g/1½oz golden syrup
- 50g/1¾oz butter
- 40g/1½oz plain flour
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 100g/3½oz white currants
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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