Chocolate pear pudding
A quick, delicious and melt-in-the-mouth chocolate pudding with pears. Perfect when you’re craving something chocolatey but don’t want to spend more than a few minutes preparing dessert. It’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, and you probably already have all the ingredients in your kitchen cupboard. Serve with chocolate sauce – or, for a more indulgent treat, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream :).
Serves 9.
Ingredients for chocolate pear pudding:
- 2 tins pears in syrup (about 410 g each)
- 125 g plain flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 125 g caster sugar
- 150 g butter + extra for greasing
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
All ingredients should be at room temperature.
Grease a 22 cm square tin with butter.
Drain the pears well and pat dry. Arrange them in the base of the tin, side by side. Place all remaining ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour the chocolate batter over the pears and level the surface.
Bake at 200°C for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, leave to cool for 5–10 minutes, then cut into 9 portions. Serve with chocolate sauce.
Ingredients for chocolate sauce (ganache):
- 50 ml double cream
- 50 g dark chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips
Heat the cream in a small saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the chocolate and leave for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Leave to thicken slightly before serving.
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson.