Coffee Pears With Chocolate Sauce

• 1 kg pear
• 14 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 12 cups water
• 14 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 210 g dark chocolate
• 12 cup double cream
• 1 tablespoon boiling water

1. PEEL and core pears; cut in half.
2. NOTE: Can used drained canned pears too!
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4. Will reduce cooking time in half!
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6. Place in an casserole dish.
7. Heat oven to 180C.
8. In saucepan, add water, Splenda, and 2 tablespoons coffee; STIR until all is dissolved.
9. Simmer for 5 - 7 minutes.
10. POUR mixture over pears.
11. BAKE about 40 minutes.
12. Remove pears and place covered on a warm plate while making sauce; RESERVE SAUCE.
13. In saucepan, ADD above sauce; bring to a boil; simmer for 7 - 10 minutes.
14. On LOW heat, add chocolate, 2 teaspoons coffee that has been dissolved in 1 tablespoon BOILING water and cream; STIR until smooth.
15. DRIZZLE sauce over pears.
16. If doing for entertaining, can garnish it with two mint leaves.
17. ENJOY!

pear, splenda sugar substitute, water, allspice, vanilla, instant coffee, instant coffee, dark chocolate, double cream, boiling water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coffee-pears-with-chocolate-sauce-379519 (may not work)