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Pear, honeycomb and chocolate fudge pudding recipe
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
90 minutes
Total Time:
110 minutes
Indulge in velvety poached pears with decadent chocolate pudding topped with honeycomb for added texture. Try crumbling plain biscuits for a delicious twist.
Ingredients:
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 4 beurre bosc pears, peeled, stems in tact
  • 50g butter, melted, cooled, plus extra, to grease
  • 115g (3/4 cup) self-raising flour
  • 100g dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • 35g (1/3 cup) cocoa powder
  • 200g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) milk
  • 310ml (1 1/4 cups) boiling water
  • Pure icing sugar, to dust (optional)
  • Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, to serve
  • Honeycomb, crushed, to serve
Instructions:
  • Combine caster sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean paste in a saucepan. Pour in 1.5L (6 cups) water and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add pears, simmer, and cover with a baking paper disc to keep pears submerged. Cook for 15-20 minutes until pears are tender. A deliciously delicate dessert awaits!
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan forced and grease a 1.5L-2L (6-8 cup) baking dish with the extra melted butter. In a large bowl, combine flour, chocolate, cocoa, and half of the brown sugar. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, cooled melted butter, and milk. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined. Trim the bases of the pears slightly so they sit flat. Spoon the pudding mixture into the prepared dish and spread evenly. Place the pears, base-side down, gently pressing them into the mixture.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the leftover brown sugar and cocoa powder. Sprinkle the mixture over the pudding and pears. Place the dish on a baking tray. Pour boiling water gently over the pudding mixture using a wooden spoon. Bake for 55-60 minutes until the pudding is firm. Dust with icing sugar if desired, and serve with vanilla ice-cream or whipped cream along with crushed honeycomb.

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