Chocolate Crémeux with Poached Pears and Pecans

Ingredients

• Pears in Syrup (see note)

  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) water
  • 1 1/2 cups (315 g) sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
  • 4 pears, ripe but firm, peeled, halved and seeded
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) honey

• Chocolate Crémeux

  • 5 oz (140 g) 54% to 64% dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) 35% cream
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup (30 g) roasted pecans, coarsely chopped