Coffee Pears With Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 kg pear
• 1/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 210 g dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup double cream
• 1 tablespoon boiling water

Directions

1. 1

   PEEL and core pears; cut in half.

2. 2

   NOTE: Can used drained canned pears too! :).

3. 3

   Will reduce cooking time in half! :).

4. 4

   Place in an casserole dish.

5. 5

   Heat oven to 180°C.

6. 6

   In saucepan, add water, Splenda, and 2 tablespoons coffee; STIR until all is dissolved.

7. 7

   Simmer for 5 - 7 minutes.

8. 8

   POUR mixture over pears.

9. 9

   BAKE about 40 minutes.

10. 10

    Remove pears and place covered on a warm plate while making sauce; RESERVE SAUCE.

11. 11

    In saucepan, ADD above sauce; bring to a boil; simmer for 7 - 10 minutes.

12. 12

    On LOW heat, add chocolate, 2 teaspoons coffee that has been dissolved in 1 tablespoon BOILING water and cream; STIR until smooth.

13. 13

    DRIZZLE sauce over pears.

14. 14

    If doing for entertaining, can garnish it with two mint leaves.

15. 15

    ENJOY!