Pears Belle Helene
1 quart Water
4 ounces Dark sweet chocolate
2 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Whipping cream
1 Vanilla bean split
French vanilla ice cream
4 Pears — peeled
• Combine water,sugar and vanilla bean in large sauce pan and bring to boil.
• Add pears, reduce heat and cook gently until tender (30 minutes).
• Refrigerate pears and syrup for 24 hours.
• Remove vanilla bean from syrup.
• Melt chocolate in heavy pan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth and glossy. Scrape vanilla bean pulp into chocolate.
• Add cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• To serve, place scoop of ice cream in bowl.
• Place pear alongside ice cream and spoon chocolate sauce overtop.
Yield: Serves 4
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