Photo: Charisse Kenion
Spiced poached pears in chocolate sauce
13 ingredients
10 min + 50 min
Serves 4
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You won't need an excuse to indulge in this updated classic, but if you do, remember that fruit contributes to your 5-a-day!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
756
Calories
16g
Protein
28g
Fat
115g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Ice 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 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Star Anise | 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
- 750g golden caster sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 strips lemon zest (use a potato peeler)
- 1 star anise
- 1 vanilla pod , split lengthways
- 5 cloves
- piece fresh root ginger , peeled and sliced
- 4 ripe pears , peeled
- 200g good-quality dark chocolate
- 142ml double cream
- 150ml full-fat milk
- pinch ground cinnamon
- vanilla ice cream , to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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