This recipe for poached pears with chocolate sauce and pistachios is perfect for when you fancy a simple yet sophisticated dessert.
Poached pears with chocolate sauce & pistachios
By Fiona Hunter (www.americanpistachios.co.uk)
Serves 2 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 20-30 mins | Calories 361 (per serving)
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Ingredients
For the poached pears:
- 25g (1oz) caster sugar
- 1 cinnamon sick
- 300ml (10fl oz) water
- 2 small pears, peeled
For the chocolate sauce:
- 40g (1½oz) gluten-free plain chocolate
- 50ml (2fl oz) light evaporated milk
- 15g (¾oz) shelled pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
Method
- Place the sugar, cinnamon stick and water in a small pan and gently heat to dissolve the sugar. Add the pears, then cover and simmer over a low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until the pears are soft.
- For the chocolate sauce, melt the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water. Once the chocolate has melted, stir in the evaporated milk.
- Remove the pears from the sugar solution, slice in half, then transfer to a serving dish. Drizzle over the chocolate sauce and sprinkle over the pistachio nuts.