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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. FOR THE PEAR MERINGUES: | 2. Bring water, 3/4 cup sugar and lemon juice to a boil in a pan which will accommodate all pear halves in a single layer. | 3. When sugar dissolves completely, add pears and simmer uncovered for 10-12 minutes or until tender. | 4. Drain pears on paper towels and cool completely. | 5. Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 475 degrees. | 6. Transfer pear halves to buttered baking sheet, cut side down and 4 inches apart. | 7. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Gradually incorporate remaining sugar, beating until stiff and shiny. | 8. Using pastry bag with large star tip, pipe meringue over each pear and bake until lightly browned, approximately 2 minutes. | 9. Cool or serve immediately with the chocolate sauce. | 10. FOR THE RUM MOCHA CHOCOLATE SAUCE: | 11. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. | 12. Add rum, sugar, cocoa, cream and salt. Stir and bring to a boil over moderate heat. | 13. Add coffee, stirring to dissolve. Simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. | 14. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1 1/2	cups		1208.97	302.394	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1	tablespoon	squeezed	3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
pear	3		peeled halved cored	239.4	63.966	1.5119999999999998	0.588
egg white	4			68.64	0.9636	14.388	0.2244
cream tartar	1/8	teaspoon		0.9675	0.2306	0.0	0.0
butter	4	ounces		646.38	29.6995	20.1965	54.431999999999995
dark rum	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	cup		1208.97	302.394	0.0	0.0
cocoa powder	1/3	cup	unsweetened sifted	65.36	16.598	5.6187	3.9273
heavy cream	1	cup		408.0	3.2880000000000003	3.408	43.29600000000001
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
coffee granule	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.