This is an easy recipe for Valentine's Day. The pears are cooked in the slow cooker all day and then the chocolate ganache is prepared right before serving. Your house will smell amazing and you will have a romantic dessert as well!
Spiced Pears:
6-8 pears, peeled, cored and cut in half lengthwise
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup water
1/2 cup organic granulated sugar or honey
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
zest of an orange
Place the pears in the slow cooker. Add the wine, water, honey, cinnamon, cloves and orange zest. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until pears are tender.
Chocolate Ganache:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons canned coconut milk (full-fat, not lite coconut milk)
1/2 cup gluten-free chocolate chips (Enjoy Life brand is gluten-free)
In the top of a double boiler, heat the butter, honey, coconut milk and chocolate over medium heat, whisking until the ingredients are well combined.
Serve the pears in dessert bowls drizzled with chocolate ganache.
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