Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
A simple baked pear becomes an elegant dessert when drizzled with chocolate sauce that's laced with cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg. This light and lovely dessert is from Payson, Arizona's Patti Haggard.
Ingredients
- 2 medium firm pears
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
- 1 cinnamon stick (2 inches)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons 2% milk
Reviews
This sauce is dark rich and smooth- tastes lovelyThe reason that I gave it 3stars is because the cinnamon bark disintegrated after the cooking process, leaving nasty splinters throughout the sauce which were hard to fish out.Also, I don't think it needs the addition of cinnamon and works just as well without.