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Poires Belle Helene

Cook Time 20 mins
Poires Belle Helene

Ingredients

  • What you will need :
  • 4 Pears
  • 100g Sugar
  • 500ml Water
  • 1 Star anise
  • 1 Stick cinnamon
  • 100ml Cream
  • 1/2 Vanilla pod,scraped
  • 100g Dark chocolate
  • Vanilla ice cream
  • 50g Toasted almond flakes

Instructions

  1. 01

    Peel the pears, cut them in half and remove the seeds.

  2. 02

    In a Chasseur Low Round Casserole place the sugar, water and spices. Bring to the boil and place the pears flat side down around the dish. Cook until soft for about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.

  3. 03

    For the chocolate sauce; bring the cream to a boil in a saucepan and add the vanilla and chocolate. Mix until melted, reserve.

  4. 04

    To serve: place 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in a bowl with half a poached pear and cover with the warm chocolate sauce. Finish with the toasted almonds.