Name: Poires Belle-Hélène
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (375 ml) water; 1 ½ cups (315 g) sugar; 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice; 4 ripe but firm pears; ¼ cup (60 ml) milk; ¼ cup (60 ml) 35% cream; 2 tbsp sugar; 4 oz (115 g) 70% dark chocolate, chopped; 1 tbsp butter, cold; Whipped cream, for serving

Preparation

Pears
- In a small pot, bring the water, sugar and lemon juice to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Peel the pears, making sure to keep the stems intact. Using a melon baller, remove the core of each pear through the base of the pear, keeping the fruit whole.
- Place the pears upright in the simmering syrup and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, depending on the firmness of the pears, until they are tender. Remove from the heat and let cool in the syrup. Serve the pears warm or carefully transfer to a bowl, along with the syrup, and cover and refrigerate.
Chocolate Sauce
- In a small pot, heat the milk, cream and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in the chocolate and continue stirring until it has dissolved. Add the butter.
- Drain the pears. Serve each pear on a plate and drizzle with chocolate sauce. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

Poires Belle-Hélène

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Ingredients

Pears

Chocolate Sauce

Preparation

Pears

Chocolate Sauce

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