Poire Belle Helene

Name: Poire Belle Helene
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 6 pears (Williams or Comice, medium firm) (peeled, stalk and core left intact); 250 g (9oz/ 1¼ cups) sugar; 500 ml (18fl oz/ 2 cups) water; 1 lemon, juice only; 1/4 tsp vanilla powder or extract ((optional)); 1 litre tub vanilla ice cream; 40 g (1.5oz/ 2 tbsp) broken hazelnuts or flaked almonds, grilled ((for garnish))

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total: 60 minutes

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

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6 pears (Williams or Comice, medium firm) (peeled, stalk and core left intact)250 g (9 ounces1¼ cups) sugar500 ml (18fl oz/ 2 cups) water1 lemon, juice only1/4 tsp vanilla powder or extract ((optional))1 litre tub vanilla ice cream40 g (1.5 ounces2 tbsp) broken hazelnuts or flaked almonds, grilled ((for garnish))

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Instructions

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Step 1

In a large saucepan, boil the water, sugar and lemon to form a syrup. Add the vanilla powder, if using.

Step 2

Peel the pears, leaving the stalk and the core intact. Ensure the pears are covered by the syrup by placing parchment paper on top and cover with a lid. Poach in the syrup for about 30 minutes until tender.

Step 3

Remove the pears from the syrup and finely cut the ends off so that each pear can stand up right without falling over. Chill in the fridge until needed.

Step 4

In each serving dish, serve 1-2 scoops of ice cream, top with a pear and pour over the warm sauce. Garnish with grilled or toasted hazelnuts and serve immediately.