Name: Pomegranate Poached Pears with Chocolate and Raspberry Sauces
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 medium pears; 2 cups pomegranate juice, or red wine; 1 whole cinnamon stick; 6 whole cloves; 2 tablespoons Goji berries or raisins; 1 cup frozen blueberries; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk; 1 cup pitted dates; 2/3 cup raw macadamia nuts; 1 tablespoon unsweetened natural cocoa powder, or more for a darker, stronger sauce; 1/2 teaspoon alcohol free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder; 1 teaspoon turmeric (to adjust color); 10 ounces frozen red raspberries (about 1 1/2 cup), thawed

Serves

Ingredients

6 medium pears

2 cups pomegranate juice, or red wine

1 whole cinnamon stick

6 whole cloves

2 tablespoons Goji berries or raisins

For the Chocolate Sauce:

1 cup frozen blueberries

1 1/2 cups unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk

1 cup pitted dates

2/3 cup raw macadamia nuts

1 tablespoon unsweetened natural cocoa powder, or more for a darker, stronger sauce

1/2 teaspoon alcohol free vanilla extract or pure vanilla bean powder

1 teaspoon turmeric (to adjust color)

For the Raspberry Sauce:

10 ounces frozen red raspberries (about 1 1/2 cup), thawed

Instructions

Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon, cloves and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve. Reduce poaching liquid until it becomes a syrup.

For the chocolate sauce, place blueberries, non-dairy milk, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, vanilla and turmeric in blender. Blend until very smooth and creamy Add more milk if needed.

For the raspberry sauce, place defrosted raspberries in a blender and blend until smooth. Push through sieve to remove seeds. Mix in poaching syrup

Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on dessert plate. Place pear on chocolate and drizzle raspberry sauce over pear.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 382, Protein 4 g, Carbohydrates 71 g, Sugars 48 g, Total Fat 13.2 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 59 mg, Fiber 13.5 g, Beta-Carotene 139 ug, Vitamin C 22 mg, Calcium 202 mg, Iron 2.3 mg, Folate 52 ug, Magnesium 70 mg, Potassium 717 mg, Zinc 0.9 mg, Selenium 2 ug

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