Chocolate Pears In Rasperry Sauce Recipe

Chocolate Pears in Rasperry Sauce

From michellem 16 years ago

This is a very pretty and sweet dessert. Your guests will think there in a fancy restraunt.

For the chocolate sauce, combine sugar and baking cocoa in a saucepan and mix well.
Stir in the water and corn syrup until smooth.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring comstantly.
Remove form the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Pour into a bowl and cover; chill until serving time
For the raspberry sauce, combine the raspberries and sugar in a saucepan.
Cook over medium-low heat for 3 minutes or until the sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
Strain the mixture and return to the sauscepan.
Stir in the cornstarch.
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Boil for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
Pour into a bowl and cover.
Chill until serving time.
For the pears, slice 1/4 inch from the bottom of each pear to make it stand upright.
Peel and core from the bottom, leaving the stem intact
Bring the water, lemon juice and vanilla bean to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Stand the pears in the liquid and reduce the heat.
Simmer,covered, for 20 min. or until the pears are tender.
Remove from liquid and cool.
To serve,place 1 tbsp raspberry sauce on each dessert plate.
Stand 1 pear in the raspberry sauce and drizzle with 1 tbsp of the chocolate sauce.

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trackwidow ate it and said...
These look gorgeous! I am sure they are quite impressive and tasty. I love all of the main ingredients.
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sista 16 years ago
Mmmmmmm, sounds delish...
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vivian 16 years ago
Great for a dinner party! and quite easy to make too!
Thanks.
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" It was excellent "
organicmama ate it and said...
This sounds fancy...just like me!!!
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These look gorgeous! I am sure they are quite impressive and tasty. I love all of the main ingredients.

trackwidow in Fort Atkinson loved it
This sounds fancy...just like me!!!

organicmama in loved it