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Spiced poached pears in chocolate sauce
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Spiced poached pears in chocolate sauce

13 ingredients 10 min + 50 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Spiced poached pears in chocolate sauce

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!

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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 · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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