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Cardamom scented organic pears with organic coffee and chocolate sauce

By Maranda Engelbrecht
4
Easy
10 minutes
15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups desert wine
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 10 cardamom pods
  • 4 organic pears, peeled
  • 100 g organic dark chocolate
  • 2 T organic instant coffee

Method

In a deep saucepan, combine the wine, sugar, cardamom and pears. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the pears start to soften.
Melt the chocolate in a separate saucepan. Add the coffee and a little liquid from the pears, then stir through until thick and of a pouring consistency.
Serve the pears in the wine sauce with the chocolate on the side or poured over.
Per serving: 2223.3kJ, 2.3g protein, 11.8g fat, 84.6g carbs