Chocolaty Pear Crumble Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 4 ramekins.
• Prepare pear base: Combine pears, brown sugar, chocolate chips, and cinnamon in a bowl. Distribute evenly among the prepared ramekins.
• Prepare topping: Combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips. Pack crumble topping firmly over pear mixture in the ramekins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crumble topping browns, about 50 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Chop the pears into small pieces and put in a pan with the lemon juice and sugar. Bring to the boil, then cover and cook for 10 mins. Uncover, then cook for 8-10 mins more until the juices thicken up. Spoon into 4 x 150ml ramekins and add a teaspoon of liqueur to each, if using.
• For the topping, sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl, then stir in the almonds. Whisk the egg white until stiff, then fold into the dry ingredients. Spoon over the pears and shake the ramekins to level the mixture. Bake for 20-25 mins until the topping is firm to the touch. Serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Drain the pears (keeping the syrup) and cut each half in half. Tip into a dish or ovenproof pan about 22cm across. Drizzle 2-3 tbsp of the syrup from the can over them.
• Melt the butter and syrup in a saucepan, then stir in the oats and a pinch of salt. Quickly mix in the chocolate, but don't let it melt. Tip the mixture over the pears.
• Bake for 30 mins until golden and crisp. Cool for 5 mins before serving with some double cream or ice cream, if you like.