Chocolate Ricotta Filled Pears |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Got this from a cookbook years ago...Don't remember which one though....A different twist on a chocolate dessert Ingredients:
1 cup ricotta cheese |
1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted |
1 tbls. cocoa powder, unsweetened |
1/4 tsp. vanilla |
2 tbls. min semisweet chocolate pieces |
1 tsp. orange zest |
3 large pears, (i've used bartlett) |
2 tbls. orange juice |
slivered almonds to garnish |
Directions:
1. Mix ricotta, sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla with hand mixer until all combined
2. Stir in chocolate pieces and orange zest
3. Set aside
4. Peel pears, cut in half lengthwise, and core
5. Turn pear over and cut a slice off so they can sit flat on dessert dish
6. Brush pear with orange juice
7. Spoon ricotta into pear where the core was.
8. Sprinkle with almonds
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