Caramel and Chocolate Fruits

Any housewife strives to ensure that the cooked dessert is not only tasty, but also beautiful. One of the most universal options for decorating desserts is traditionally considered products made of caramel and chocolate. Do it yourself, if you are not a professional pastry chef, caramel or chocolate figures are very difficult. However, you can caramelize and chocolateize fruits and berries. This article presents the two most simple and popular fruit recipes in caramel and chocolate.

Universal dessert with caramel

One of the most common recipes for caramelization is fruit and berries, generously sprinkled with hot caramel.

Essential Products

• 100-150 g of sugar;
• 100 ml of water;
• a variety of fruits and berries, depending on personal preferences (for example, melon, papaya, pears, pineapples, bananas, strawberries) - 1-2 fruits.

It should be noted that for the preparation of fruit in caramel, it will take 15-20 minutes.

Cooking method

1. At the initial stage, the fruits must be thoroughly washed, removed from them grains and peels, cut into rings or half rings.
2. If we are talking about the use of hard fruits (for example, pears or melons), then they must first be fried in a small amount of butter.

Need to know! As a dish for cooking fruit in caramel, do not use a pan coated with Teflon. Better to take the most ordinary pan or wok.

1. Once the fruit is ready, you can proceed to the preparation of hot syrup. For syrup, it is necessary to pour sugar and fill it with water so that it slightly covers the lower layer.
2. Cook sugar until brown.

Attention! So that the caramel could not finally thicken, it is necessary to periodically add a few drops of water to it.

1. One of the aspects that indicate the readiness of the syrup is the smell of slightly burnt sugar. The main indicator of quality caramel is a syrupy consistency.
2. At the final stage of preparing fruit in caramel, the syrup should be combined with the fruit. Berries and fruits can be dipped in a container with syrup or pour them on top of fruit slices.

The dish can be served in hot pots with powdered hard almonds or coconut. Fresh fruits can be replaced with dried fruits previously soaked in warm water.

Unique Chocolate Pear Dessert

Chocolate pears are another option for a delicious dessert. By the way, instead of pears, as in the caramel fruit recipe, you can take any other fruits - apples, oranges, bananas and even berries.

Essential Ingredients

• 100 g of any chocolate;
• 2 pears of medium size;
• 150 g of creamy ice cream without impurities;
• ¼ liter of water;
• some butter.

Cooking algorithm

1. Initially, it is necessary to pour water into the pan (it should be deep enough) and add sugar to it.
2. The fruits should be peeled and cooked for 20 minutes.
3. After the flesh becomes soft, the pears must be removed and slightly cooled.
4. Next, crumble the chocolate into as small pieces as possible.
5. Throw chocolate into syrup, where pears were cooked, and wait for it to completely dissolve.

Important! To avoid burning and bitter taste, cook fruit in caramel and chocolate should be on as low a fire as possible.

1. After the mixture boils for 5 minutes, it is worth adding a small piece of butter to it and mix everything thoroughly.
2. The ice cream must be divided into two identical parts and placed in a specially prepared dish.
3. In a bowl with ice cream, place the pears upside down.
4. Pour the whole dish with chocolate and serve warm.

Coconut flakes, nuts and raisins may be added to the dish. If it comes to the use of sweet varieties of pears, you can, after they are boiled, slightly moisten them in lemon juice.