Poached pears with almond chocolate cherry sauce
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup | Dried sweet cherries |
| 1 | tablespoon | Almond flavored liqueur |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water |
| 4 | Firm pears, bartlett or | |
| Bosc | ||
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Plus 2 Tbls. sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| 2 | tablespoons | Grenadine syrup (opt) |
| 3 | tablespoons | Cocoa |
| 2½ | teaspoon | Cornstarch |
| 2 | tablespoons | Toasted sliced almonds |
Directions
Combine cherries, liqueur & 1 Tbls. water in small pan. Bring to simmering. Remove from heat & set aside. Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Remove core from bottom end. Cut a thin slice from bottom if necessary, so pears stand upright. Combine 1 cup water, ½ cup sugar & vanilla in med size pan. Bring to boiling over med heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add pears, standing upright. Cover.
Reduce heat to low; simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove pears to plate; reserve ¾ cup poaching syrup. Brush pears with grenadine, if you wish. Whisk together cocoa & remaining 2 Tbls.
sugar in small pan. Gradually whisk in reserved poaching syrup until smooth. Heat over med heat, whisking constantly, until thick & bubbly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries with liqueur. Cool slightly before using. To serve, place a pear on each individual serving plate. Pour chocolate sauce over. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. Serve warm or at room temp.
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