Recipes
Pears in chocolate pastry spirals
Add golden puff pastry to the classic combo of pears and dark chocolate for that elegant treat
Add golden puff pastry to the classic combo of pears and dark chocolate for that elegant treat
(8 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 4
Price: 92p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 182g serving contains
Energy
1638kj
391kcal
1638kj
391kcal
20%
Fat
21.5g
21.5g
High
31%
31%
Saturates
12.2g
12.2g
Med
67%
67%
Sugars
26.6g
26.6g
High
30%
30%
Salt
0.49g
0.49g
Med
8%
8%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
900kj/215kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
900kj/215kcal
Ingredients
250g caster sugar
50g honey
4 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
4 firm pears, peeled
320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
40g finely chopped dark chocolate
4tbsp crème fraîche, to serve
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2
Put the sugar, honey, 500ml water, cloves and cinnamon stick into a large pan and stir on a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.
3
Bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer – there should be virtually no bubbling at the surface. Add the pears and poach for 8 mins on each side. Switch off the heat and leave the pears in the pan for 5 mins more, then remove with a slotted spoon.
4
Cut the base off each pear so it stands upright with no wobbling, then put on a lined baking sheet.
5
Unroll the pastry and scatter the chocolate over one-half of it. Fold the other half over to ‘sandwich’ the chocolate in the middle. Roll the pastry back out to about three-quarters of its original size, then cut into 1cm strips.
6
Starting at the bottom, wrap the strips around the pears, then bake in the oven for 25 mins. Serve hot, with crème fraîche on the side.