POACHED PEAR AND DRIED APRICOTS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Quick & Easy     Pear     Apricot     Fall     Gourmet     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 large pear
6 whole dried apricots, chopped
1/2 ounce fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar, the rum, and 1/2 cup water and simmer the mixture for 2 minutes. Add the pear, peeled, halved, and cored, and the apricots and poach the fruit, covered, spooning the syrup over the pear occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pear is tender. In a small heavy saucepan combine the chocolate, 2 tablespoons water, and the vanilla and heat the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until it is smooth. Transfer the pear halves to a work surface, cut them diagonally, into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and fan them onto 2 plates. Sprinkle the apricots over the pear slices and spoon the chocolate sauce around the fruit.

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