Meal Type: Dessert

Prep Time: 20 min.

Cooking Time: 15 min.

Total Time: 35 min.

Cook Method: Stove

Difficulty: Medium

Cuisine: Italian

     Serving Size: 8 2 4 8 16 32 - Change

Submitted By: Elise M. - See All My Recipes

Date Added: November 03, 2009

1. In a large saucepan, combine the water, sugar, lemon rind, lemon juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

2. Peel, halve and core the pears. Add the pears to the boiling syrup. (Pears should be covered in liquid; if not, double the amount of poaching liquid or poach in batches.)

3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes or until the pears are almost tender (pears will continue to cook while cooling).

4. Remove from the heat and let pears cool in the liquid.

5. Drain the pears thoroughly and pat dry on paper towels. Arrange the pear halves on individual plates.

6. Drizzle with chocolate sauce and serve at room temperature.

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Dietary Notes:

This Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce recipe is low-sodium with 18.88mg per serving, low-fat with 0.38g per serving, low-saturated fat with 0.13g per serving and low-cholesterol with 0mg per serving

This Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce recipe is a good source of Vitamin C with 13% of your daily recommended intake per serving.

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