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Chocolate Pear Pudding

A hot, gooey chocolate pudding, with dark chocolate and canned pears – a perfect no-fuss dinner party dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: British
Calories: 485

Ingredients
  

  • 200 gram Butter Unsalted
  • 300 gram Turbinado sugar Run through food processor until ultrafine
  • 4 ea Eggs Jumbo
  • 75 gram Ap Flour
  • 50 gram Cocoa Powder
  • 2 cans Pear Halves in juice Drained
  • 100 gram Dark Chocolate Good Stuff (70% cocoa)
  • 50 gram Ground Almonds
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda

Equipment

  • 1 8 1/2 Square bakign pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Lightly grease the baking dish.
  3. Strain the pears from their juice and arrange them in the dish. Save the juice for cocktails.
  4. Add all the remaining ingredients to a large bowl or food processor and mix until a smooth batter forms.
  5. Spread the batter over the pears and smooth the top
  6. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes
  7. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
  8. Server warm, with ice cream or whipped cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 485kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 5gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 445mgPotassium: 261mgFiber: 5gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 632IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Just a quick dessert show-stopper for the holiday table.

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