Recipe: Pear & Chocolate Brioche Pudding
By Neff – Cooking passion since 1877
A tasty warm dessert perfect for chilly evenings – ideal for chocolate lovers!
Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour, plus cooling
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Ingredients
- 75g (2.5oz) butter
- 30g (1oz) caster sugar
- 340g (12oz) pears, peeled, cored & quartered
- 285g (10oz) brioche fingers, sliced in half lengthways
- 55g (2oz) chopped dark or milk chocolate
- 2 tbsp clear honey, warmed
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- For the custard:
- 6 large egg yolks
- 170g (6oz) caster sugar
- 375ml (3/4 pint) whole milk
- 125ml (1/4 pint) double cream
Method
1) Preheat oven to Bottom Heat 150°C. For the custard, mix egg yolks & caster sugar. Pour milk & cream into a pan, heat to scalding. Whisk into the egg mix.
2) Rinse saucepan, pour the custard back in and heat gently until it starts to thicken.
3) Grease a 2-litre (4-pint) ovenproof dish with 15g (12oz) butter. Melt 30g (1oz) of butter in a non-stick frying pan, sprinkle in sugar & heat until it starts to caramelise. Add pears & cook for 8-10 mins.
4) Spread the brioche with butter & layer into the dish with the pears & half the chocolate. Strain custard over with the remaining chocolate.
5) Place dish in a deep roasting tin & cover halfway up with boiling water. Place on shelf 1, bake for 30 mins. Cool, drizzle with the warmed honey & serve.
Enjoy!
