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Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Description:
A tasty and warming treat of a dessert, and it's full of antioxidants too!
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Ingredients:
4 pears, peeled and sliced
250ml red wine
150ml water
20g fructose or 1½ tbsp agarve syrup (or 30g sugar if you are not avoiding it)
1 cinnamon stick / ½ tsp ground cinnamon
100g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids if possible)
1 tbsp rice or millet amazake
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Preparation:
Place the pear slices in a saucepan, and cover with the red wine, water, fructose / agarve syrup / sugar and cinnamon.
Simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until the pear is poached but not mushy.
Remove the pear slices and cinnamon stick from the wine sauce; then add the chocolate and amazake to the sauce and heat until melted and smooth.
Pour chocolate sauce over the pear slices and serve.
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Notes:
Amazake is available from health food shops. Made from millet or brown rice, it is nutritious and naturally sweet, and is a great alternative to dairy or soya cream.
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| Preparation and Cooking Time: |
30 min |
Difficulty: | simple |
| Portions: | Serves 4 |
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| Vegetarian: | Yes |
Vegan: | Yes |
| Dairy free: | Yes |
Gluten free: | Yes |
| Egg free: | Yes |
Nut free: | Yes |
| Legume free: | Yes |
Low GI: | No |
| Yeast free: | No |
Best Bet: | Yes |
| Nightshade free: | Yes |
Citrus free: | Yes |
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