• register
  • log in
  • shopping list
  • home
  • recipes
    • recipe categories
    • recipe collections
    • reader recipes
  • kitchen tips
    • how to
    • glossary
    • ask peter
  • hot topics
    • features
    • wellbeing
    • in season
    • what's on
    • wine
  • videos
    • features
  • win
  • meal planners

Bite

Recipes

  • home
  • recipes
    • recipe categories
    • recipe collections
    • reader recipes
    • Have a recipe that you'd like to share on Bite?

      Add your own recipe
  • kitchen tips
    • how to
    • glossary
    • ask peter
  • Hot Topics
    • features
    • wellbeing
    • in season
    • what's on
    • wine
  • Videos
  • win
  • meal planners
Register Log in
Menu
Home > Recipes > Simple chocolate sauce for poached pears

Simple chocolate sauce for poached pears
( SERVES 6 )

Publication: NZ Woman's Weekly

NZ Woman's Weekly

Ratings: No ratings yet

Simple chocolate sauce for poached pears

No ratings yet

Poached pears

1 cup Sugar
1 cup White wine
3 cups Water
1 Vanilla pod
6 Pears

Chocolate sauce

200 g Dark chocolate
½ cup Water

Directions

  1. Combine white wine, sugar, water and vanilla pod, split in half lengthways in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Turn down heat, add peeled firm pears and cook gently to poach pears until just tender - this will take 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl so pears cool in syrup. Refrigerate to chill well. Serve drizzled with chocolate sauce.
  2. To make the sauce, put dark chocolate, coarsely chopped and water in a heatproof bowl and melt together, either in a microwave or over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk until smooth. Serve warm, drizzled over pears.

Tip: Store chocolate away from heat and moisture, which can cause white streaks or powdery blotches known as "bloom" to appear. This doesn't affect the flavour but is best avoided by storing chocolate in a cool, dry place.

Your rating?
comment

http://www.bite.co.nz/recipe/3765/Simple-chocolate-sauce-for-poached-pears/

Collections you may like

Fruity ways with pork

Fruity ways with pork

Ice cream for kids

Ice cream for kids

Autumn desserts

Autumn desserts

Dessert classics

Dessert classics

Stories you may like

How to make Italian meringue

How to make Italian meringue

Peter Gordon
4 Bites: School-night dinners

4 Bites: School-night dinners

Warren Elwin
Fruit tarts: how to glaze

Fruit tarts: how to glaze

Simon Gault
4 Bites: Sweet and savoury rolls

4 Bites: Sweet and savoury rolls

Warren Elwin

Comments

Join the conversation

Tell a friend...

Seen something you really like? Use the form below to send your friend(s) an email message and link to this item.

Thank you, your message has been sent.

Most viewed recipes

  • AvoFeta smash

    AvoFeta smash

  • Spaghetti with zucchini and basil

    Spaghetti with zucchini and basil

  • Macadamia nut and white chocolate biscuits

    Macadamia nut and white chocolate biscuits

  • Eskimo lolly cake

    Eskimo lolly cake

  • Raspberry and courgette chia jam

    Raspberry and courgette chia jam

  • Beef Mince Stir-Fry

    Beef Mince Stir-Fry

Receive weekly emails & save favourite recipes

register now

Trending

  • Meal Planner's Club: Feb 11

  • Annabel Langbein's poolside picnic

  • Lunchbox fillers

  • Preserving your summer fruit

  • Get the idea: Late summer barbecues

  • Summer berries

  • How to scale, gut and fillet a fish

  • Lots and lots of sandwich ideas

Shopping List

  • Login or sign up to use the shopping list

Connect with us

Related Recipes

  • Mini pear and ginger tarts with caramel

    Mini pear and ginger tarts with caramel

  • Pear, maple and walnut crumble

    Pear, maple and walnut crumble

  • Poached pears in chocolate sauce

    Poached pears in chocolate sauce

  • Pear and coconut friands

    Pear and coconut friands

  • Sweet chicken and pear casserole

    Sweet chicken and pear casserole

  • Rum-baked pears with chestnut puree and cream

    Rum-baked pears with chestnut puree and cream

  • Pear and walnut salad with toasted sesame dressing

    Pear and walnut salad with toasted sesame dressing

  • Pear and fennel salad

    Pear and fennel salad

bite.co.nz
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • pinterest
  • Who we are
  • Our People
  • Terms & conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Contact us
  • FAQs
Bite Magazine

Dedicated to food and wellbeing, Be Well is The New Zealand Herald's weekly Monday magazine that celebrates your relationship with food. Be Well offers recipes and kitchen tips contributed by some of New Zealand's most talented cooks and chefs, reviews and insider knowledge on where to eat in New Zealand and abroad, gardening and fresh food tips as well as new trends to help you live well.
Be Well – Your recipe for life.

© NZME. Publishing Ltd, 2019

Back to top