- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Total Time
- 25 mins
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 3
- egg white(s)
- 5
- sugar
- ml
- 80
- chocolate chips
- ml
- 80
- tofu
- ml
- 45
- milk
- ml
- 10
- cocoa powder
- ml
- 1,25
- nutmeg
- ml
- 4
- pear(s)
- 4
- cinnamon
- stick(s)
- 1 ½
- lemon
- 1
- lemon
- 20
- brown sugar
- ml
- 1,25
- nutmeg
- ml
Directions
- Step 1
- Bring water to a boil in the bottom of a double boiler.
- Step 2
- Use a mixer to beat eggs whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Step 3
- Melt chocolate in the double boiler. Add tofu, milk, cocoa powder, and allspice (or nutmeg). Beat mixture until it is as smooth as possible. Remove from heat.
- Step 4
- Use a spatula to gently fold egg whites into chocolate mixture.
- Step 5
- Divide mixture into four verrines and refrigerate.
- Step 6
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Step 7
- Peel pears, leaving stems attached. Cut pears in half and remove core.
- Step 8
- Into each aluminum foil papillote, place one pear, half a cinnamon stick, one-quarter of the lemon juice and zest, 2 lemon rounds, 5 mL (1 tsp.) brown sugar, and a pinch of allspice (or nutmeg). Close each papillote tightly.
- Step 9
- Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until pears are tender.