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.
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
, F: 35, KH: 62