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Chocolate Pear Ghosts – a healthier Halloween treat!

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Chocolate Ghost Pears  are dipped in dark and white chocolate for a healthier Halloween treat that kids will love! A great alternative to a toffee apple for bonfire night too!

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I recently had a brain wave thinking about foodie offerings for Halloween and realised that pears were the perfect shape to use as ghosts. So yesterday being the first day of half term my daughter and I set about creating Chocolate Pear Ghosts which are kinder to your teeth than traditional toffee apples!

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We had great fun working out the logistics of how we were going to achieve the correct look for the ghosts.  Undecided about whether or not our ghosts should have mouths, we ended up with 2 versions! We used dark chocolate for the base in order to give the ghosts definition plus dark and pears are a perfect flavour combination.

Chocolate Pear Ghosts with spooky backdrop.

I think these Chocolate Pear Ghosts are the perfect fun activity to do with kids of all ages as they aren’t too difficult. Team work really is called for here plus a little creativity! Plus imagine how impressed your party guests or trick or treaters will be!

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Chocolate Ghost Pears

Chocolate Ghost Pears - coated in dark and white chocolate for a spooky treat your kids will love to make and eat!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 4 pears washed and stalks removed
  • 200 g white chocolate
  • 100 g dark chocolate

Instructions

  • Break up the white and dark chocolate and place into 2 separate heat proof bowls.
  • Place the dark chocolate bowl over a pan of barely simmering water (turning off the heat after a minute) and stir with a spoon until melted.
  • Place a sheet of baking paper on a board.
  • Dip the base of each pear into the dark chocolate to give an even coat.
  • Lift out and place on the baking paper (holding in place until it will stand upright, team work is good)!
  • Place the pears in the fridge for a few minutes until the chocolate has set.
  • Meanwhile melt the white chocolate over more hot water as before (careful not to overheat or texture will go grainy).
  • Once the dark chocolate has set remove the pears from fridge and insert a lolly stick into the base of each.
  • Then coat the top two thirds of the pear with the while chocolate by spooning over and turning (a wavy line at the base is the aim).
  • Lay the pears down on the baking paper and place back in the fridge to set.
  • Put the remaining dark chocolate back on the heat.
  • Once the white chocolate has set use the tip of a teaspoon handle to dab on 2 eyes (and a mouth if you like) and place back in the fridge until set.
  • Serve at your Halloween party or wrap in cellophane as a Halloween gift!

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  14. Heather Haigh

    These are so cute. I might make some for little visiting halloweeneees – so much nicer than a pack of sugary sweets.

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Helen, yes I did Google Chocolate Ghost Pears after I’d done them and amazingly there were none like this, just peeled cooked ones:-)

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  21. William Gould

    This is great! And the conference pears from my mini tree are exceptionally tasty this year!

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