Steamed pear with chocolate coating

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 Pears (about 150 g each)
  • 1/4 l apple juice
  • 1/4 l dry white wine
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 1 package (150 g) Dark chocolate coating
  • 250 g Whipped cream
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Egg liqueur
  • 1 TABLESPOON crushed pistachios
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon balm and chocolate dessert decoration

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and peel the pears. Boil up apple juice, wine, 3/4 litre water and sugar. Cook the pears for 25-30 minutes. Melt the chocolate coating in a water bath. Drain pears well on a sieve and dab dry with kitchen paper. Dip half of the pears into the couverture, place on a cake rack and leave to dry for approx. 3 hours.

  2. 2

    Whip the cream until semi-stiff. Add vanilla sugar and stir in 3 tablespoons of eggnog. Arrange the advocaat cream on 4 plates, each with one pear. Sprinkle the rest of the advocaat over the pears and sprinkle with the pistachios. Serve decorated with lemon balm and chocolate dessert

  3. 3

    , F: 35, KH: 62

Categories & Tags

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