Pear in chocolate
Description
The recipe for chocolate-covered pears will delight any sweet lover. Plus, this dessert isn't overly sweet at all! Especially if you sprinkle the pears with mint liqueur before serving and enjoy them with a good dry wine... It's simply delicious! :)
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Wash the pears and carefully peel them, leaving the stems intact.
- 2
Step 2
Bring water to a boil, dissolve sugar in it, add cinnamon and cloves, then place the pears in the liquid. Cook until done — about 15-20 minutes.
- 3
Step 3
Turn off the heat, let the pears cool and soak in the syrup. After that, remove the pears from the pot.
- 4
Step 4
Separate the yolk from the white.
- 5
Step 5
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, add a couple of tablespoons of the syrup in which the pears were cooked, butter, and beaten egg yolk. This will result in a very delicate chocolate cream that will set more slowly than pure chocolate. Yum-yum!... :)
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Step 6
Place pears on plates, pour over chocolate cream, and if desired, serve with scoops of ice cream.