Pear Helene
by Tarla Dalal
22 Feb 2000
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A rich fare of pears and chocolate sauce with vanilla ice - cream.
Pear Helene recipe - How to make Pear Helene
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Serves 12
4 1/2 to 5 1/4 cups milk
1 can (400 grams) condensed milk
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 large can (850 grams) pears
50 gms cooking chocolate or milk chocolate
50 gms milk chocolate
a few blanched almonds or
2 tbsp chopped walnuts (akhrot)
Method
How to serve
- Method
- Mix the milk, condensed milk, sugar and vanilla essence.
- Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner.
- Chill the pears and cut into slices.
- Add 1 teaspoon of water to the chocolate slab and cook in a double boiler. When it melts, take off the fire.
How to serve
- How to serve
- Put a scoop of the ice-cream in each plate and cover it with pears and a little syrup. Pour 1 teaspoon of the chocolate sauce over the pears and sprinkle chopped nuts.
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Nutrient values per serving
| Energy | 270 cal |
| Protein | 7.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.7 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 13.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Vitamin A | 183.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 12.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 262.3 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
| Magnesium | 47.8 mg |
| Phosphorus | 141.8 mg |
| Sodium | 57.5 mg |
| Potassium | 285.5 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
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