Chocolate Rapture with Roasted Pears - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• 1 pound high-quality dark chocolate (bittersweet or semisweet, chopped)
• 5 ounces unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 5 egg whites
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder (for dusting)
• fresh mint sprigs (for garnish)
• ROASTED PEARS
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons maple or natural cane sugar
• 2 ripe pears (Bartlett or Anjou, peeled, cored and quartered)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream (optional)