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Foodie Friday! Poached Pears with Dark Chocolate Sauce

Poached Pears with Dark Chocolate Sauce

There’s only one thing to do on Foodie Friday on the Easter long weekend, cook pears with chocolate! This quick and easy recipe is in-season, delicious, and perfect for your Easter celebrations! 

 

Poached Pears with Chocolate SauceTotal Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 4 Beurre bosc pears
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cinnamon stick

 

Chocolate Sauce Ingredients

  • 200g dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp Frangelico liqueur (optional)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

 

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, bring the water, caster sugar and cinnamon to the boil.
  1. Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact.
  1. Place the pears in the sugar syrup, return to the boil and immediately remove from the heat and set aside to cool. The remaining heat will continue to cook the pear.
  1. In a small pan, heat the cream, cinnamon and butter and remove from the heat just before it boils.
  1. Whisk in the dark chocolate and Frangelico until the chocolate is entirely melted and you have chocolate sauce.
  1. Serve one pear per guest with the chocolate sauce drizzled over the top.
  1. Enjoy!

 

Recipe courtesy of: Kidspot Kitchen

By |2015-04-03T07:49:35+10:30April 3, 2015|Foodie Friday|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Ginger Pear Bellini

Ginger Pear Bellini

 

Now that Santa’s left town it’s time to party, and if there’s one day to do a beverage right it’s New Year’s Eve! It’s not too late to stock up on Perry from our online shop, or for something a little different, try this Ginger Pear Bellini.

 

Pear Ginger Bellini in tall glass

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe pear
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4-inch piece of fresh ginger, quartered
  • Champagne

 

Instructions

  1. Puree pear in a food processor and set aside.
  2. Combine the water, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover, turn the heat off and let it sit for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove ginger pieces, pour the syrup into the pear puree, stir, cover and refrigerate until cold.
  4. Once cold, spoon about two tablespoons of the puree mixture into a champagne flute, top with champagne and enjoy!
  5. Cheers & Happy New Year!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Hello Natural

 

 

By |2014-12-26T05:32:44+10:30December 26, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Pear Fizz Holiday Cocktail!

Pear Fizz Cocktail

 

In the spirit of the Holiday Season, this week we’re not waiting for Friday to shake things up! Instead, we’re bringing you this fun and fruity Pear Fizz Cocktail, just in time for Christmas Eve.

 

Total time: 5 minutes

Pear Fizz Cocktail

 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of pear juice (available from Paracombe Premium Perry)
  • 1/3 cup of pear-flavoured liqueur
  • 1 bottle of sparking wine (Prosecco, Champagne, Cava or sparking cider)
  • 1 pear, pomegranate seeds and/or fresh rosemary to garnish (optional)

 

Instructions

  1. Combine pear juice and pear-flavoured liqueur in a pitcher. Stir together and chill in refrigerator until cold.
  2. Fill champagne glass 2/3 of the way with pear mixture, and then fill glass to top with sparking wine.
  3. Optional: Garnish each glass with thinly sliced pear wedges, pomegranate seeds, or a sprig of fresh rosemary.
  4. Enjoy & Happy Holidays!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Best Friends for Frosting

 

 

 

By |2014-12-22T23:28:57+10:30December 22, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

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