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Summary

Prep Time 35 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

Pear Helene
Pear Helene
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Instructions

  1. Peel, halve and core the pears.
  2. Put the lemon juice, sugar, sliced vanilla pod and cinnamon stick in a large pan. Pour 0.5 liters of water and bring to the boil. Put the pears in the pan with the cut side facing down and cook for 12-15 minutes, drizzling with the cooking liquid from time to time. Remove the pears from the brew and let them cool down.
  3. Melt the couverture in a water bath.
  4. Spread the vanilla ice cream on dessert plates, serve with 2 pear halves each, pour the hot couverture over them and serve with a little whipped cream.