# Pears with Chocolate Sauce

Recipe by [Marta Kowalczyk](https://fridge.menu/en/u/martakowal)

Whole pears gently poached in a vanilla syrup, served with vanilla ice cream, a rich chocolate sauce and toasted almonds.

Servings: 4 · Cook 45 min · Desserts

Vegetarian · Contains: milk, nuts

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## Ingredients

- 4 pcs [Pears](https://fridge.menu/en/i/pear)
- 1 pcs [Vanilla pod](https://fridge.menu/en/i/vanilla-pod)
- 200 g [Caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 1 l [Water](https://fridge.menu/en/i/water)
- 1 pcs [Lemon](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lemon) — juice only
- 150 ml [Double cream](https://fridge.menu/en/i/whipping-cream)
- 125 g [Dark chocolate](https://fridge.menu/en/i/dark-chocolate) — roughly chopped
- 0.4 l Vanilla ice cream
- 25 g [Almonds](https://fridge.menu/en/i/almond) — toasted and finely chopped

## Steps

1. Peel the pears and remove the blossom end and core from the base.
2. The easiest way is with a peeler or a melon baller, pushing it into the base and turning it once.
3. Cut the blossom end flat so the pears stand steadily on a plate without toppling.
4. Split the vanilla pod lengthways, carefully scrape out the seeds with a knife and mix them with the sugar.
5. Put the water, sugar, vanilla seeds, lemon juice and the empty vanilla pod into a saucepan.
6. Bring to the boil and add the pears to the pan.
7. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook the pears in the syrup for 5–10 minutes depending on size. (10 min)
8. Turn off the heat and leave the pears in the syrup until completely cool.
9. Heat the cream until almost boiling, then remove from the heat.
10. Add the chocolate and stir until the mixture is smooth and even.
11. Place one pear on each plate.
12. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside and drizzle with a little chocolate sauce.
13. Finally, sprinkle with chopped almonds and serve at once.

Published 2026-10-10

https://fridge.menu/en/r/pears-with-chocolate-sauce-bah5u9u9

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