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Chocolate Pears with Wine Syrup

Chocolate Pears with Wine Syrup

30 min., ready in 45 min.
Time:
618
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
42 / 100
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Ingredients
4 large, firm Pear (peeled)
1 lemon (juice)
3 ½ ozs plain Dark chocolate (60 % cocoa solids)
3 ½ ozs good quality white chocolate
bay leaves
For the syrup
cup dry white wine
3 Tbsps sugar
1 cup chopped Candied fruit
2 Tbsps butter
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Preparation
1.

Heat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

2.
Leave the stalks on the pears, level off the bases and drizzle with lemon juice.
3.
Place the pears on a the baking tray and bake for about 15 minutes, until tender. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
4.
Melt the chocolate in separate heatproof bowls over a pan of simmering (not boiling) water.
5.
Dip 2 pears into the plain chocolate and 2 pears into the white chocolate.
6.
Attach the bay leaves to the stalks and leave to set on non-stick baking paper.
7.
For the syrup: heat the wine and sugar in a pan until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil and simmer until the liquid has a syrupy consistency. Add the candied peel and butter and leave to cool.
8.
Arrange the pears on a serving plate and drizzle a little of the syrup around the pears.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie618 cal.(29 %)
Protein4 g(4 %)
Fat22 g(19 %)
Carbohydrates98 g(65 %)
Sugar added72 g(288 %)
Roughage7.2 g(24 %)
Healthy, because

Healthy, because

These chocolate pears are a good source of nutrients like vitamin C and potassium.

Even smarter

Even smarter

If you don't like the taste of alcohol, you can omit the red wine sauce.

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