Pomegranate Poached Pears With Chocolate And Raspberry Sauces

A gorgeous medley of sweet and tart fruit flavors—even the chocolate sauce has blueberries and pitted dates.

Vitamix

Ingredients

For the Pears: Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon stick, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
For the raspberry sauce: Place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
For the chocolate sauce: Place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.

For the Pears: Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon stick, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
For the raspberry sauce: Place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
For the chocolate sauce: Place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.

For the Pears: Peel the pears, leaving stems intact, and slice a little off the bottom of each pear so that they stand up. Using a melonballer scoop seeds out from the bottom of the pear.
In a large sauce pan, place pears standing up snugly together. Pour in pomegranate juice or wine. Add cinnamon stick, cloves, and Goji berries. Gently simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until pears are tender. Remove pears and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Reduce poaching liquid until it thickens and becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and remove cloves, cinnamon and goji berries.
For the raspberry sauce: Place raspberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 45 seconds or until very smooth. Mix into poaching liquid.
For the chocolate sauce: Place almond milk, vanilla, dates, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, turmeric, and blueberries into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed, using the tamper to press ingredients toward the blades. Blend for 30 seconds or until very smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed.
Place a generous dollop of chocolate sauce on a dessert plate. Place a pear in the center of the chocolate and drizzle with raspberry sauce.