Vanilla Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream (a.k.a

Name: Vanilla Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream (a.k.a
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped; 6 firm pears such as Bosc or Bartlett; 2 cinnamon sticks; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 1 lemon, zested; 710 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 vanilla bean; 946 milliliters store-bought vanilla-bean ice cream; 6 servings Wafer cookies, for serving; 1 liters water

The recipe Vanilla Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream (a.k.a can be made in roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 64g of fat, and a total of 1379 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up vanilla bean, pears such as bosc, cinnamon sticks, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. It works well as a side dish. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce and Vanillan Ice Cream {aka Poires Belle-Hélène}, Poached Pears and Vanillan Ice Cream, and Flambeed Vanilla-Poached Pears with Apricot Sauce.

Instructions

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Combine the water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan. Split vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and add both the seeds and the pod to the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Lemon Zest

Seeds

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Peel the pears. Reduce the poaching liquid to a simmer and add the pears. Cook until just tender (the tip of a paring knife will go through the flesh of a pear with just a little resistance), about 15 minutes.

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Pear