Pancakes 'Belle Hélène'

In a saucepan, cook the wine, honey (or cane sugar), star anise, the vanilla pod, and the seeds from the pod.

Cut a thin slice from the bottom of the pear. Remove the core with a melon baller, peel the pears with a vegetable peeler but leave some strips of skin for decoration. Add the pears to the boiling wine and let them simmer gently for about 10 minutes until they are slightly soft. Let cool in the wine and set aside.

Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie in a bowl over a pot of boiling water. Add the cream and stir well. If too thick, add extra cream or milk. Just before serving, add olive oil and salt and stir again.

Warm the pancakes in the baking tray of the optigrill.

Serve the pancakes with the white wine pears, chocolate sauce, and vanilla ice cream. A true delight!