Hot Chocolate Custard With Red Wine Poached Pears Recipe

Name: Hot Chocolate Custard With Red Wine Poached Pears
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups heavy cream; 4 tbsp granulated sugar; 3.5 oz dark chocolate, chopped; 1 None vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out; 5 None large egg yolks; 1 None large egg; 4 None small bosc pears, peeled, stalks left intact; 1 cup red wine; 1 tbsp sugar; 4 None star anise; 1 None cinnamon stick

Servings: persons

1 2/3 cups heavy cream
4 tbsp granulated sugar
3.5 oz dark chocolate, chopped
1 None vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out
5 None large egg yolks
1 None large egg
4 None small bosc pears, peeled, stalks left intact
1 cup red wine
1 tbsp sugar
4 None star anise
1 None cinnamon stick

1
Preheat oven to 300u00b0F. Combine cream, sugar, chocolate, vanilla bean and vanilla bean seeds in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 mins, or until hot (do not boil). Remove from heat.
2
Whisk egg yolks and egg in a heatproof bowl until combined. Remove vanilla bean from milk mixture. Gradually whisk milk mixture into egg mixture. Chill for 20 mins then skim all bubbles off surface. Pour into 4 small ovenproof bowls.
3
Arrange bowls in a deep roasting pan. Add enough boiling water to pan to come halfway up sides of bowls. Transfer to oven and bake for 35 mins.
4
Meanwhile, to poach pears, place pears in a large saucepan with red wine, sugar, spices and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 5 mins. Remove from heat. Leave pears in poaching liquid for 10 mins then remove and halve lengthwise.
5
Top each custard with a pear and a little poaching liquid. Serve immediately.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 2/3 cups heavy cream, 4 tbsp granulated sugar, 3.5 oz dark chocolate, chopped, 1 None vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out, and more.

Yes, Hot Chocolate Custard With Red Wine Poached Pears falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Hot Chocolate Custard With Red Wine Poached Pears

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