Name: Chocolate and hazelnut crumbles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 pears, peeled, cored, cut into 2cm pieces; 3 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice; 2 tablespoon drinking chocolate, plus extra, to dust; 2/3 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 100 gram butter, chilled, chopped; 100 gram hazelnuts, toasted, skins removed, chopped; 80 gram dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Chocolate and hazelnut crumbles

Rich, gooey and packed full of gorgeous flavours, these chocolate, pear and hazelnut puddings are absolutely divine enjoyed straight out of their pots with a teaspoon.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

Ingredients

5 pears, peeled, cored, cut into 2cm pieces

3 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon mixed spice

2 tablespoon drinking chocolate, plus extra, to dust

2/3 cup plain flour

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

100 gram butter, chilled, chopped

100 gram hazelnuts, toasted, skins removed, chopped

80 gram dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly grease four 1 1/4-cup oven proof dishes. Place on a baking tray.

2.Combine pear, lemon juice and spice in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic food wrap. Microwave on high 3 minutes, or until pear is tender. Stand fruit 1 minute. Stir in drinking chocolate. Divide fruit mixture equally among prepared dishes.

3.Place flour and sugar in a bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter to make fine crumbs. Stir in hazelnut and chocolate. Sprinkle hazelnut mixture over pear mixture in dishes.

4.Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden. Stand 5 minutes. Dust with extra drinking chocolate. Serve.