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Individual chocolate, pear & amaretti puddings

Individual chocolate, pear & amaretti puddings in two pots

Individual chocolate, pear & amaretti puddings

Name: Individual chocolate, pear & amaretti puddings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 5
Ingredients: 150g butter chopped into cubes; 100g dark chocolate broken into squares; 225g golden caster sugar; 3 eggs; 50g plain flour; 50g cocoa powder; 1 tsp almond extract; 410g can pear halves in juice, drained; handful of amaretti biscuits crushed, to serve; cream or ice cream, to serve (optional)

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Makes 5

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Treat guests to these moreish chocolate puddings with a fruit and nut twist. Rich and deliciously decadent, they're the perfect dessert for a dinner party

Freezable

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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150g butter

chopped into cubes
100g dark chocolate

broken into squares
225g golden caster sugar
3 eggs
50g plain flour
50g cocoa powder
1 tsp almond extract
410g can pear halves

in juice, drained
handful of amaretti biscuits

crushed, to serve
cream

or ice cream, to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: Per pudding

kcal672
fat39g
saturates23g
carbs68g
sugars57g
fibre5g
protein10g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Put the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl and microwave for 1-2 mins, stirring occasionally until melted. Alternatively, melt in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water). Leave to cool for 5 mins. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
step 2

Tip the sugar and eggs into a bowl and beat with an electric whisk for 5 mins until thick and foamy – the beaters should leave a trail on the surface for a few seconds when lifted.
step 3

Sift in the flour and cocoa. Pour the melted chocolate mixture around the edge of the bowl and add the almond extract. Use a spatula or metal spoon to fold the ingredients together, trying to keep as much air in the whipped eggs as possible. When fully combined, divide the mixture between five ramekins. Nestle a pear half in the centre of each pudding, then scatter with the amaretti biscuit crumbs. Bake for 15-18 mins, or until set but the centre retains a slight wobble. Serve immediately with cold cream or ice cream.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2022

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