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Poire Belle Hélène

Poire Belle Hélène is a fairly simple cold dessert. The pears are poached in a vanilla-flavoured syrup, then served on top of vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce poured over.

87 K 4.7/5 (23 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

4.45 €

2 people

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 22^th 2023

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Preparation: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Drain 2 poacheds pears and slice them.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Put 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream into each dish.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Arrange a sliced pear on top.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Pour the hot chocolate sauce over and serve immediately.

Remarks

You can scatter a few toasted flaked almonds over the chocolate if you like, but this is not essential.

Many recipes leave the pears whole with the stalk still on. This is certainly more attractive, but less enjoyable to eat. That is why the pears are sliced in this version.

The recipe was invented by Auguste Escoffier in the nineteenth century in honour of the eponymous musical work by Jacques Offenbach.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: Based on a recipe by Auguste Escoffier.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 RDI=50 %	700 RDI=70 %	460 RDI=70 %	1,080 RDI=50 %	4,520 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	30 RDI=10 %	180 RDI=20 %	120 RDI=20 %	270 RDI=10 %	1,130 RDI: 10 %
Per person	70 RDI=30 %	350 RDI=30 %	230 RDI=40 %	540 RDI=30 %	2,260 RDI: 30 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg

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For 2 people : 2.25 €
Per person : 1.15 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Vanilla ice cream

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Chocolate sauce

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Poached pears

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