Poire Belle-Helene

This is a very decadent dessert made with pear.

Ingredients:

4 firm ripe pears
vanilla or chocolate ice cream
7 oz chocolate
3 tbsp double cream (heavy cream)

water

1/2 cup sugar

whipped cream

Preparation:

1. Peel the pears and stand them in a saucepan (it's ok if they do not stay standing.

2. Pour water and 1/2 cup sugar in the saucepan until 3/4 through the pear.

3. Simmer for 20 minutes. Let sit at room temperature , or in the fridge until ready to serve.

4. When ready to serve, melt the chocolate.

5. In a saucepan on the stove, mix 1/2 cup of the water mixture from the pear and the whipping cream and the melted chocolate, until desired consistency.

5. To serve, in a glass dish, or bowl, set a scoop of ice cream, put in a pear standing, add a scoop or 2 of whipped cream. Pour chocolate sauce over the whole assembly with special effort to cover the pear.

Enjoy!

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