Pears Belle Helene

This French dessert features Water, Sugar, Bean split, Pears; peeled, Dark sweet chocolate. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Cooking Method: Boiling

Cuisine: French

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 4

Calories: 1300.5

Dietary: Gluten-free, Vegetarian

Description

This French dessert features Water, Sugar, Bean split, Pears; peeled, Dark sweet chocolate. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

1 quart Water
2 1/2 cup Sugar
1 Vanilla Bean split
4 Pears; peeled
4 ounce Dark sweet chocolate
1/2 cup Whipping cream

Directions

1
French vanilla ice cream Combine water,sugar and vanilla bean in large sauce pan and bring to boil.
2
Add pears, reduce heat and cook gently until tender (30 minutes).
3
Refrigerate pears and syrup for 24 hours.
4
Remove vanilla bean from syrup.
5
Melt chocolate in heavy pan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth and glossy.
6
Scrape vanilla bean pulp into chocolate.
7
Add cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
8
Remove from heat.
9
To serve, place scoop of ice cream in bowl.
10
Place pear alongside ice cream and spoon chocolate sauce over top

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1300.5kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 41.0g64%
Saturated Fat 24.6g123%
Cholesterol 33.0mg11%
Sodium 30.2mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 225.5g76%
Dietary Fiber 19.2g77%
Sugars 199.8g
Protein 8.6g18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: bean, belle, boiling, chocolate, cream, dark, dessert, french, fruits, helene, pears, peeled, split, sugar, sweet, title, vegetarian, water, whipping

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