Pears With Coconut Milk Chocolate

Sunday. It's time for a snack and I'm in the mood for chocolate, a chocolate dessert that's comforting and easy to make. The problem is that this weekend I didn't have time to shop and my closet is almost empty. Fortunately, I have a few fruits including pears and organic chocolate bars from Artisans du Monde. Among these bars, there are three kinds of chocolate vegan: melts with ground almonds (50% cocoa), crunchy whole almonds (41% cocoa) and coconut milk and coconut blossom sugar (48% cocoa). Instead, they are more like tasting chocolates, to be eaten at the end of the meal to finish off with a sweet note or if you are hungry. For the urgent need of the recipe, I used coconut milk chocolate and a pear to make me an express gourmet dessert.

Artisans du Monde certainly means something to you because it is a pioneering fair trade brand that exists since the 70's and is distributed in several organic stores. The brand markets a wide range of products ranging from groceries to handicrafts. But let's get back to the chocolate we're talking about. At Artisans du Monde, there is a wide range of chocolate choices with their 15 different bars, including 4 with vegetable milk, which have a milder taste, less pronounced in cocoa.

My Style: the pear in a syrup topped with melted chocolate and sprinkled with grated coconut.

Syrup is optional, especially if your pears are ripe. Mine was quite firm, so a small hot and sweet bath was necessary.

Here is the list of ingredients for two pears:

• 40g of coconut sugar
• 1/4 litre of water
• a few drops of vanilla extract
• a star of star of starfish
• a tablespoon of grated coconut
• a quarter of tablet Coconut milk from Artisans du Monde (100g tablet) or other chocolate

Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 35 min

The steps

1. Boil the water with the sugar, vanilla extract and star of star anise.
2. After boiling, let simmer for 15 minutes to thicken and reduce the syrup
3. Meanwhile, peel and dip the pears in the syrup.
4. Let it cook gently for about 20 min (check the consistency of the pear on the tip of a knife), then let it cool down in the syrup.
5. Melt the chocolate and pour it into a small bowl.
6. Wipe the pear with an absorbent cloth.
7. Immerse the pear in the chocolate, it will adhere well if the pear is at the same temperature.
8. Sprinkle grated coconut on the chocolate side.

It's ready

To accompany my dessert, nothing better than a cup of tea. Recently, I have been brewing Darjeeling green tea from Teekampagne, a brand that offers 100% organic quality tea at a reasonable price without harming local producers (more than 60% of the final price goes to them). Their credo: direct purchasing from producers, a short distribution channel and packaging in large bags to reduce costs.