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Poached pears with brandy snap baskets and white chocolate ice cream
Photo: Ian Dooley

Poached pears with brandy snap baskets and white chocolate ice cream

17 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This pretty dessert is perfect for serving up at a dinner party as all of the components can be prepared in advance.

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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 openrecipes

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