Recipe: 00254
Title : Chocolate with pears 
Author: Florian Soenens <Geert.Soenens@ping.be> 
Date  : July 1995

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             Ingredients

       2 lg., firm Bosc pears
       3 Tbsp. white wine
       3 Tbsp. apple juice
       1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
       1/4 tsp. cinnamon
       dash each: allspice, nutmeg
       1 tsp. cornstarch
       1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
       1 tsp. water

              Preparation

Core the pears and cut each into eight sections lengthwise. Combine the 
wine, juice, vanilla, and spices in a saucepan. Put in the pears and 
bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer over low heat until the pears are 
just done -- fork-tender but still firm. Combine the cornstarch with just 
enough water to dissolve it. Stir into the liquid in the saucepan and 
simmer, uncovered,  until thickened. Remove from the heat. Let cool until 
just warm.

Just before serving, combine the chocolate chips and water in the top of  
the double boiler or a small aluminum bowl perched atop a saucepan filled 
with a small amount of water. Heat until smoothly melted. Arrange the 
pear slices in two dessert bowls. Divide the cooking liquid between them. 
Dip a teaspoon into the melted chocolate and drizzle over the pears in a 
zigzag pattern, repeating until the chocolate is used up. Serve at once.

Makes 2 servings

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