Name: Baked pears with chocolate sauce
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 medium (1kg) ripe beurre bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthways; 1/4 cup (90g) golden syrup; 25g butter, chopped; 50g dark chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup (125ml) cream; 4 scoops good-quality vanilla ice-cream

Baked pears with chocolate sauce

You'll have most of the ingredients for this simple yet scrumptious dessert in your fridge or pantry using in-season pears.

Ingredients

4 medium (1kg) ripe beurre bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthways

1/4 cup (90g) golden syrup

25g butter, chopped

50g dark chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup (125ml) cream

4 scoops good-quality vanilla ice-cream

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 200&degC (180&degC fan-forced). Line a medium ovenproof dish with baking paper. Remove cores from pears with a small spoon. Place the pears in a single layer in dish; drizzle with golden syrup, dot with butter. Bake, uncovered, for about 45 minutes or until pears are soft, turning and basting occasionally.

2.Meanwhile, combine the chocolate and cream in a small heavy-based saucepan; stir over low heat until combined. Remove from the heat.

3.Transfer the pears to a warm serving platter; drizzle with some of the cooking liquid and the chocolate sauce. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice-cream and extra sauce.

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