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.
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Last modified on: November 22th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
8 Poached pears - 2
800 g Vanilla ice cream - 3
800 ml Chocolate sauce - Total weight: 1,600 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 16 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Drain 8 Poached 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.
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 | 540 210 % | 2,810 270 % | 1,850 280 % | 15,980 800 % | 66,920 800 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 10 % | 180 20 % | 120 20 % | 1,000 50 % | 4,180 50 % |
| Per person | 70 30 % | 350 30 % | 230 40 % | 2,000 100 % | 8,370 100 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 8.86 €
- Per person : 1.11 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Vanilla ice cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach Melba, Ice-cream Vacherin, Little caramelized peach tarts, Profiteroles, Baked Alaska, ... See them all 5
Chocolate sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Profiteroles, Like Bounty, ... See them all 2
Poached pears
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