Pears Helena
"A famous dessert of my mom's for many years. Dosn't seem like a special occasion with out it for dessert. The chocolate sauce can be made before dinner and warmed up gently over the double boiler."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄4 cup superfine sugar
- 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- vanilla ice cream
- 6 canned pear halves
directions
- In a double boiler, dissolve the sugar in 2 tablespoons of the cream.
- Remove the double boiler from the burner, but keep melted sugar over the hot water in the bottom pan.
- Add the chopped chocolates to the melted sugar and stir until creamy and melted.
- With a wisk, mix in the remaining cream until smooth and creamy. Keep warm.
- Place 1 or 2 scoops of ice-cream into each dessert bowl. Place 1 pear half on each scoop of ice-cream. Spoon the warm sauce over both. Serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jenny Frenny
Bristol, Virginia
I live in a small city in southwest Virginia. We have been here for 22 years and love being near the mountains. I have three kids that keep me busy 24/7. I love cooking for my husband, but am constantly battling the picky eating kids at mealtime. I originally joined when this site was called recipeZaar to put my recipes into meal menus to rotate on a regular basis. Hopefully, to take the brainwork out of food shopping, menu planning and preparation. The problem is that I have found so many new recipes I want to try here I am going to end up with 100 menus! I guess that isn't so bad, variety is a good thing.
