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Poached Pears with Chocolate Orange Sauce Recipe

If you'd like to impress your family or dinner guests, these pears are delicious and look great with the dark chocolate sauce.

Mandarin juice can be substituted for the orange juice if desired to add a different flavour.


This recipe is low in fat and sodium.

Energy per 100g:

220kJ - 52Cal

Fat per 100g:

1.7g

Healthy Dessert Recipe : Poached Pears with Chocolate Orange Sauce

Recipe Serves:

This Recipe Serves 2.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 320g pears (approx 2 pears) peeled, halved
  • 120g orange (approx one orange), juiced
  • 10g orange rind
  • 250g water
  • 10g orange rind, extra for serving
  • 30g dark chocolate
  • 10g olive oil spread

Recipe Method:

1. Place pears in small sauce pan, cover with water and orange rind and half the orange juice.
2. Cook over medium - high heat for approximately 25 minutes or until pears are tender.
3. Heat small saucepan over low heat, add spread and melt, add chocolate and stir over
low heat until combined and melted. Add the second half of the orange juice and stir well to combine.
4. Place chocolate sauce on small serving plate and add pears on top, finish with orange rind and drizzle with extra sauce if desired, serve immediately.


Recipe Nutrition Panel:

Servings per package:

2

Serving size:

375g

 

Average Serve

Average 100g

Energy

824

kJ

220

kJ

 

197

Cal

52

Cal

Protein

1.7

g

0.5

g

Fat, total

6.4

g

1.7

g

- saturated

3.0

g

0.8

g

Carbohydrate

30.0

g

8.0

g

- sugars

28.4

g

7.6

g

Sodium

33

mg

9

mg

Additional Comments:

For added decadence, add a dollop of thick cream or vanilla ice cream (low fat of course).

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