Ingredients

200gms sugar 500ml water ½ tsp lemon rind 4 evenly sized soft pears (peeled) 500ml ice cream of your choice For sauce: 85ml cream 100gms dark chocolate  

Method:

1. To make the syrup, dissolve the sugar in the water. Add lemon rind. Bring it to boil. When it starts to boil turn down the gas to low. 2. Add the pears in the syrup. Let them poach until tender. Then leave them to cool in the syrup. 3. To make the sauce, put the cream in a small saucepan and heat it gently just to boiling point. Remove the pan from heat and add the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate melts. 4. To serve, place 2 scoops of ice cream in a dish. Drain the pear and keep it on the ice cream. Pour warm sauce over the pear and serve immediately.