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!
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!
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.
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!
More fruity Halloween recipes
- Halloween Chocolate Apples – Fab Food 4 All
- Halloween Smoothie Bowl – fun pumpkin design – Fab Foood 4 All
- Plum & Raisin Spider Snack – Eats Amazing
- Fruit Mummies – My Fussy Eater
Pin my Halloween Pears for later!
Chocolate Ghost Pears
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!
Helen at Casa Costello
These are such a fantastic invention – You will have food bloggers up and down the land, kicking themselves that we didn’t think of this idea earlier! Thanks so much for the mention x
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:-)
Sharon stanley (@Shandy2008)
These are awesome. I look forward to making them with the girls. Will be great for halloween and a lot less sugar than in the candies they usually go for.
Camilla
Great Sharon, they are great fun for kids to make as you don’t need to be precise:-)
Jessica Barnett
That’s actually a really neat idea, and a semi healthy snack!
Camilla
Thanks Jessica:-)
glenn hutton
Love pears and with chocolate = Heaven… They look amazing too!
Camilla
Thanks Glenn:-)
Lindsey Stuart
These pear ghosts are a super idea they look like so much fun!
Camilla
Thanks Lindsey, yes they are great fun to make:-)
William Gould
This is great! And the conference pears from my mini tree are exceptionally tasty this year!
Camilla
Thanks William, lucky you having a pear tree. My parents used to have one but it was old and had to be chopped down.
Vohn McGuinness
Awesome idea Camilla! Seasonal and spooky! Love it.
Camilla
Than you so much Vohn:-)
Corina
What a fantastic idea! I love these!
Camilla
Thank you Corina;-)
Paul Wilson
Super – great use of seasonal fruit.
Camilla
Thanks Paul:-)
Sarah Maison Cupcake
What a super super idea! I love them!
Camilla
Thank you so much Sarah, I seem to be in a Halloween mindset lately:-)