Chocolate Pears

October 7, 2009

This treat is ridiculously simple to make, yet it is absolutely elegant. Whole pears + raw chocolate = a winning combination.

Serve these decadent pairs as a snack or dessert. It’s like a spin on candied apples. On that note, chopped hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, almonds, even raisin, goji berries, currents, sunflower or chai seeds would dress these up nicely if you want to add something extra.

The pears shown in the image above are juicy bartlett pears, but any variety of pear would work just fine. I will try the lovely Beurre Bosc pears next time. In fact, there are two I’m looking at in the fruit bowl and they sure look like they are begging to be dipped in chocolate.

Chocolate Sauce

This chocolate sauce recipe is taken from the chocolate sauce recipe I featured in Cacao :: Herb of the Month, and doubled.
Make this sauce ahead; keeps refrigerated up to two weeks.

2 - 8 whole pears, any variety you like [I used bartlett pears]

Remove any labels, like the organic stickers, from each pear and rinse the pears with water. Chill pears in the refrigerator for about an hour. Meantime make the cacao sauce dip.

1 cup cacao nibs powder
3/4 cup agave, or sweetener of choice [adjust amount as needed]
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract

Blend all ingredients together in a food processor until smooth.

Makes 3/4 cups

Cover the pears with chocolate

Pour the chocolate sauce into a bowl that is deep enough to submerge a pear. Slice off the bottom to create a flat even surface. Take each pears by its stem and dip it into the bowl of chocolate covering as much of the pear with chocolate as desired, then place the pear on a small plate and allowing the excess chocolate to run onto the plate creating a pool off chocolate.

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Comments

11 Comments so far

Nicole (The Fitness Freak) on October 7, 2009 Wednesday, 3:13 pm
Yum! I don’t think you can go wrong with anything dipped in chocolate : ) Have you tried Asian pears? I am addicted!
Jamie Walker on October 7, 2009 Wednesday, 4:25 pm
YUM!!! I am making this tonight! Seriously.
Evelyn on October 7, 2009 Wednesday, 5:41 pm
Looks good and its very easy too. I received my book today. Thank you! I have something on my blog for you. :-)
Lindsay on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 4:18 am
wow these look delicious!
Openminded on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 4:48 am
Making preparing food easier as well as being tasty gets my approval. From a lazy cook (probably not even entitled to the title of cook)
Kathy Howe on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 6:13 am
Your chocolate dipped pears look delicious!
Angela on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 2:27 pm
Oh, geez…these look beautiful! So simple and yet so elegant!

You’re on a chocolate tear this week! :D
Rene on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 4:54 pm
I bet that would even work if you went half cacao powder and half raw carob powder. :)

That looks great. I’m going to treat my DH with a pair of those!
Kellie Shorter on October 8, 2009 Thursday, 8:53 pm
I love cacao so much, I practically eat it everyday…I just made some cacao cookies called aha cookies. The recipe can be found on goneraw.com…Thanks for this recipe, I will try it this weekend.
Heather on October 9, 2009 Friday, 11:30 am
Now that is a match made in heaven! YUM! Thanks for the recipe, Ingrid. It looks sinful, but it has to be so good for you!
Spiced Chocolate Mousse with Pear Puree : Raw Epicurean on January 20, 2010 Wednesday, 11:23 pm
[…] I made this recipe last year around the time when pear come into season, and today for my niece and nephew. I love the combination chocolate and pear. […]

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