Chocolate Pears

Chocolate Pears Ingredients

2 c Water	1/4 c Half-half
3/4 c Sugar	1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Lemon juice	2 Squares (1-oz) unsweetend
1 Stick (3-inch) cinnamon	2 tb Butter or margine
4 Firm bosc pears (1-3/4 lbs.)	1 ts Almond extract
CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Instructions for Chocolate Pears

1. In a two quart microwave safe casserole, mix water, 3/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Microwave, covered, at HIGH (100% power) 4 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, leaving stems on, pare pears; then core them through bottom. Cut thin slice off each bottom so pears will stand up. Place pears in hot syrup turning to coat with syrup. Microwave, covered at HIGH 10 minutes, turning pears in syrup after 5 minutes and rotating dish. Let pears cool in syrup; chill 2 hours or overnight. 3. Before serving, make sauce: In a medium-size glass bowl, mix half and half and sugar. Microwave, uncovered, at HIGH 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Add chocolate; microwave at HIGH 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is melted. Stir in butter until melted, then extract. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce onto each serving plate; top with pear. Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce over each. Makes 4 servings; 484 calories per serving. REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES /FRUIT From rec.food.cooking archives. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

Main Ingredient: ChocolateCuisine: Uncategorized

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