Cream Cheese Stuffed Pears
Elegant and simple to make, this dessert combines the delicate flavors of cream cheese-filled pears with chocolate and raspberry sauces.
Estimated Times:
Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 7 min | Cooling Time - 15 min refrigerating | Yields - 6
Ingredients:
- 1 recipe Pears, (as follows)
- 2 cans (29 oz. each) pear halves in juice, drained
- 2 pkg. (3 oz. ea) cream cheese, softened
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 recipe Chocolate Sauce
- 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 bottle raspberry juice or syrup, (optional)
Directions:
FOR PEARS:
PLACE pear halves, cut side down, on paper towels. Combine cream cheese and sugar in small bowl until smooth. Match pear halves by size. Spread about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture on cut side of one pear half; press cut side of second pear half into cream cheese. Repeat with remaining pears. Cover; refrigerate for 15 minutes.
FOR CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
HEAT evaporated milk to boiling in medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Stir in morsels. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
TO SERVE:
PLACE pears in pool of raspberry sauce; drizzle with Chocolate Sauce.
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