POACHED PEAR SUNDAES

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Provided by Anna Meshkat Liebling

Categories     Chocolate     Fruit     Dessert     Frozen Dessert     Pear     Winter     Chill     Bon Appétit     New Jersey

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

  • 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.)
  • 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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