Ingredients

  • 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 vanilla bean, split
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 8 large bosc pears, although any pear will do
  • 1/2 gallon white chocolate raspberry ice cream or 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
  • 2 tablespoons somebody's mother's chocolate syrup

Method

  • Poach pears and allow to cool. Cut them in half, core them and leave the stems intact.
  • For serving, scoop ice cream into a large bowl or large wine or brandy glass. Place one pear half (artfully) on top of the ice cream scoop. Top with warm Somebody's Mother's Chocolate Sauce.