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Chocolate Ricotta Filled Pears Recipe


Chocolate Ricotta Filled Pears Recipe
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Got this from a cookbook years ago...Don't remember which one though....A different twist on a chocolate dessert

Wynnebaer

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tbls. cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tbls. min semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 tsp. orange zest
  • 3 large pears, (I've used Bartlett)
  • 2 tbls. orange juice
  • Slivered almonds to garnish

Directions
  1. Mix ricotta, sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla with hand mixer until all combined
  2. Stir in chocolate pieces and orange zest
  3. Set aside
  4. Peel pears, cut in half lengthwise, and core
  5. Turn pear over and cut a slice off so they can sit flat on dessert dish
  6. Brush pear with orange juice
  7. Spoon ricotta into pear where the core was.
  8. Sprinkle with almonds

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That's fresh and easy! Yum..btw, loved your comment to naked woman. I emailed the GR site to let them know. EWWW!


This sounds very yummy, wynne!


Now this is a unique pear presentation that I love,thanks....Bob


This is pefect. I love these kind of desserts. "5"
Cheryl


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