Pomegranate Poached Pears With Chocolate And Raspberry Sauces
Pomegranate Poached Pears With Chocolate And Raspberry Sauces
A gorgeous medley of sweet and tart fruit flavors—even the chocolate sauce has blueberries and pitted dates.
- Total Time46 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Yield
- DifficultyIntermediate
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Ingredients
- 6 840 g pear
- 2 cups 480 ml pomegranate juice
- 1 cinnamon
- 6 cloves
- 2 Tablespoons goji berries
- For the Raspberry Sauce:
- 2 cups 285 g raspberries, frozen, thawed
- For the Chocolate Sauce:
- 1 ½ cups 360 ml almond milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup 160 g dates, pitted
- ⅔ cup 90 g macadamia nuts
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup 140 g frozen blueberries
- 6 840 g pear
- 2 cups 480 ml pomegranate juice
- 1 cinnamon
- 6 cloves
- 2 Tablespoons goji berries
- For the Raspberry Sauce:
- 2 cups 285 g raspberries, frozen, thawed
- For the Chocolate Sauce:
- 1 ½ cups 360 ml almond milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup 160 g dates, pitted
- ⅔ cup 90 g macadamia nuts
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup 140 g frozen blueberries
- 6 840 g pear
- 2 cups 480 ml pomegranate juice
- 1 cinnamon
- 6 cloves
- 2 Tablespoons goji berries
- For the Raspberry Sauce:
- 2 cups 285 g raspberries, frozen, thawed
- For the Chocolate Sauce:
- 1 ½ cups 360 ml almond milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup 160 g dates, pitted
- ⅔ cup 90 g macadamia nuts
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup 140 g frozen blueberries
Directions
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- Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
- In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
- For the raspberry sauce, place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
- For the chocolate sauce, place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
- Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.
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- Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
- In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
- For the raspberry sauce, place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
- For the chocolate sauce, place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
- Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.
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- Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
- In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
- For the raspberry sauce, place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
- For the chocolate sauce, place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
- Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.
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Yield64 oz 1000 g 48 oz 750 g
Nutrition
1
serving (228 g)
Calories
320
Total Fat
13g
Total Carbohydrate
52g
Dietary Fiber
9g
Sugars
33g
Protein
6g
Sodium
0g
Saturated Fat
2g
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