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A Rather Disappointing Dessert

Filed in archive Recipes , Reviews by Jennifer on October 30, 2007

Sometimes recipes stumble and fall flat.

I had such high hopes for these Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce. The recipe looked great and it was something new to try. Ok, so they weren't terrible, but of the five who were served this dish, two were pretty vocal about their disappointment. One friend said it was good, but I think he was just trying to be polite.

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I thought they were fairly tasty, not the best dessert I'd ever made. My husband, however, loved them! (Or at least he said he did...) The warm chocolate sauce was definitely the best part. I would have been very happy to have had just a big bowl of that!

If anyone is up to the task and would like to try these pears out and let me know what you think, I would love to have some other's opinions. Here is the recipe that I found on this site.

Sumptuous Poached Pears with Creamy Hot Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients:(6 people)

4 Pears
1 bottle White Wine (fruity is best)
3 tbsp. Honey
1 Lemon
1 tsp. Black Pepper
10 oz. Semi-sweet Baking Chocolate
1 1/4 cup Heavy Creamlinks
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

How to Make It:

1. Mix wine, honey, and pepper together in a pot. Bring to a light boil, and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
2. Peel pears, wipe with lemon juice, place in wine, and let cook for 20 minutes on a medium flame. Turn them over from time to time. Once cooked, remove pears from wine and let cool off.
3. Meanwhile, let the wine reduce, on a high flame, until it becomes a thick syrup. Then, let cool off as well.
4. Prepare chocolate cream by bringing vanilla and cream to a light boil, add chocolate (chopped in small pieces) and stir until it is smooth over a very low flame.
5. Pour chocolate cream into individual serving bowls or cups and refrigerate.
6. To serve, place a pear in each bowl on top of cream and then top with syrup.
Voilà!






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