HELP! Need dessert idea for someone who doesn't like sweets but loves fruit and dark chocolate

Some ideas...

Does it have to be fresh fruit or can it be cooked fruit? Like an apple or mixed berry crisp?

Baked apples or poached pears? Poached pears are lovely drizzled with chocolate.

If fresh fruit only, what about strawberries dipped in chocolate. Or fresh fruit can be dipped in chocolate and chilled to allow the chocolate to harden on the fruit.

Or a miniature chocolate fondue with a variety of fruit dippers could be fun and interactive.

Fresh fruit compote drizzled with dark chocolate and white chocolate?

Would they go for a pavlova or mini meringues topped with fresh fruit?

Or perhaps something like the carmelized pear upside down cake at the link? They could just eat the fruit, and everyone else could enjoy the complete dessert, lol.

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/caramelized-pear-upside-down-cake.aspx

 
REC: Chocolate Linzertorte

This is so good, not overly sweet and relatively easy to put together.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Linzertorte

Recipe By :Gourmet Magazine
Serving Size : 12
Categories : Desserts Tried & True

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

12 Ounces Seedless Red Raspberry Jam
1 3/4 Cups Unsalted Butter -- softened
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Large Egg Yolks
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest -- freshly grated
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 Cups Hazelnuts -- toasted & skinned
3 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate -- ground fine

In a small saucepan boil the jam, stirring, for 3 minutes and let cool. In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar until mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the egg yolks, the cinnamon, the lemon zest and the salt, and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add the flour and beat the dough until it is just combined. Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor until fine. Beat the nuts and chocolate into the dough.
Preheat the oven to 375°. Press slightly more than half the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an 11" tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Roll out the remaining dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a round slightly thicker than 1/8" and freeze on a baking sheet for 15 minutes. Spread the jam evenly on the tart shell to within 1/4" of the edge. Remove the top sheet of waxed paper from the round of dough, with a pastry wheel or sharp knife cut the round into 1/2" wide strips, and using a long metal spatula, arrange the strips in a lattice pattern over the jam. Trim the ends of the strips at the edge of the pan and with remaining dough press 1/4" thick rim over the ends of the strips. Bake linzertorte in the middle of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it is browned lightly, and let it cool in the pan on a rack. Remove the rim of the pan, dust the edge with confectioners sugar if desired and serve with whipped cream.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 505 Calories; 41g Fat (71.4% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 126mg Cholesterol; 96mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 8 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : The linzertorte may be made 3 days in advance and kept covered loosely and refrigerated.

 
Basically, she doesn't eat sugar - desserts are too sweet for her.

I like the chocolate dipped strawberries though -- thanks Pat!

 
Did you ever try the ricotta pound cake in T&T? I like slices of that grilled or toasted with a

fruit compote. Whipped cream optional. This particular pound cake is not super sweet, which I love.

 
Your relative sounds like me! For your consideration:

- Rice Pudding (You can make it interactive by putting out various bowls of raisins / ground chocolate / whipped cream, etc) You can use your new Pressure cooker and make one batch plain and one eggnog or one coconut.

- Cheese cake, (Although I am not a fan)

- Your frozen chocolate mousse cake that you posted a few years ago. Served with Raspberries. It was on my list for this year, but we have a change of plans... That is a keeper!

Have fun!

 
and actually, if she doesn't like sweets/desserts, I wouldn't worry about having something for her.

 
I also make a killer flourless chocolate cake--called chocolate mousse cake--but it

has sugar, which I find is very ncie--and not overly sweet with the richness of the pound of chocolate. ;o)

 
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