Pear, Almond and Chocolate Crumble
Ingredients
- 12 pears (about 900g in total, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm cubes)
- 2 tblsp caster sugar
- 75 g plain flour
- 1 tblsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- 75 gground almonds
- 75 g butter (chilled and diced)
- 75 g dark chocolate (roughly chopped, or dark chocolate drops)
- 75 g soft light brown sugar
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C (350F/Gas 4).
- Add the pears and the
caster sugar to the pie dish, stir to mix and then place in the oven.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until the pears have softened, then remove
from the oven and set aside.
- Next, make the
crumble. Sift the flour and cinnamon (if using) into a large bowl, add
the ground almonds and butter and, using your fingertips, rub it in
until the mixture resembles very coarse breadcrumbs. (Don’t rub it in
too much or the crumble won’t be crunchy.) Add the chocolate and sugar
and mix to combine.
- Sprinkle the crumble
mixture over the slightly cooled pears, pushing down any chocolate
pieces that are sitting on top. Place the crumble in the oven and bake
for 40-45 minutes or until browned on top. Serve warm with whipped cream
or vanilla ice cream.
