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Poached Pear Sundaes

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

2 cups water
1/2 cup honey
2 small strips orange peel (orange part only)
2 pears, peeled, halved, cored
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate syrup
Whipped cream
Grated semisweet chocolate

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring water, honey and orange peel to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add pears. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until pears are tender but still firm, about 12 minutes. Refrigerate pears in poaching liquid until cold, about 3 hours. (Pears can be prepared 1 day ahead.)

    Step 2

    Slice pears. Arrange slices decoratively in 2 dishes. Top with 1 scoop vanilla ice cream. Drizzle chocolate syrup over. Garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

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