Earl Grey Roasted Pears with Warm Chocolate Sauce
Earl Grey Roasted Pears with Warm Chocolate Sauce and a coconut cream drizzle is an insanely delicious, quick and easy, healthy dessert. Perfect for the holidays. Paleo, gluten-free, and vegan.
Servings: 4
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
- 4 pears
- 1 cup strong earl grey tea
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Toppings
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup toasted chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Cut the pears in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds (I use a small melon baller, but a spoon works as well). Place in a baking dish, flesh side down.
- Steep earl grey tea by combining 2 tea bags with 8 ounces of boiling water. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in maple syrup.
- Pour tea mixture over pears and roast in oven for 40 minutes or until tender.
- Remove from oven and carefully arrange pears on a serving dish. Reserving cooking liquid.
- In a small bowl whisk together 2 tbsp pear cooking liquid with 1/4 cup whole fat coconut milk (I used just the thick coconut cream from the top of the can).
- Spoon a generous amount of coconut cream into the cavity of each pear.
- Over a double boiler melt chocolate chips, stirring frequently (alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in the microwave. Add chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between heating, until melted.)
- Drizzle pears with melted dark chocolate and toasted almonds.
Notes
- I keep the skin on the pear, you can peel the pear and remove it but I happen to like the textural contrast. There also happens to be quite a lot of fiber and nutrients in the skin.
- To create perfect chocolate for drizzling simply melt dark chocolate chips over a double boiler, or in a pinch melt in your microwave. Just be careful to not scorch the chocolate.
- My favorite earl grey tea is Stash brand Double Bergamot Earl Grey it is rich and smooth and perfect for this recipe.
- Lightly toast the almonds by placing in a hot skillet for 2-3 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 383mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 7.7mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1.3mg
