Coffee Pears With Chocolate Sauce

mickeydownunder's Note:

ALWAYS inspired by reading food recipes, ESPECIALLY about desserts that this that WILL please!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 kg pear
• ¼ cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 ½ cups water
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 210 g dark chocolate
• ½ cup double cream
• 1 tablespoon boiling water

Directions:

1. PEEL and core pears; cut in half.
2. NOTE: Can used drained canned pears too! :).
3. Will reduce cooking time in half! :).
4. Place in an casserole dish.
5. Heat oven to 180°C.
6. In saucepan, add water, Splenda, and 2 tablespoons coffee; STIR until all is dissolved.
7. Simmer for 5 - 7 minutes.
8. POUR mixture over pears.
9. BAKE about 40 minutes.
10. Remove pears and place covered on a warm plate while making sauce; RESERVE SAUCE.
11. In saucepan, ADD above sauce; bring to a boil; simmer for 7 - 10 minutes.
12. On LOW heat, add chocolate, 2 teaspoons coffee that has been dissolved in 1 tablespoon BOILING water and cream; STIR until smooth.
13. DRIZZLE sauce over pears.
14. If doing for entertaining, can garnish it with two mint leaves.
15. ENJOY!