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Chocolate Pear Charlotte
Preparation info
- Serves
6
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
By Anna Olson and Michael Olson
Published 2010
The chocolate dessert Poire Belle Hélène is a poached pear filled with chocolate and served with a custard sauce. We’ve built these flavors into a toasted egg bread shell for a delicious warm treat when you break into it.
Ingredients
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Method
Bring pears, Poire Williams, or brandy, and sugar to a boil in a small saucepot, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 15 minutes. Stir in almond extract.
Heat cream, chocolate and salt in another small heavy saucepot over low heat, stirring until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1Tbsp (15 mL) butter until incorporat