PEAR AND WHITE CHOCOLATE PUDDINGS
100 g butter, softened
100 g self-raising flour sifted
100 g light muscovado sugar
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 medium egg
2-3 drops almond extract
50 g white chocolate chopped
2 ripe pears
25 g flaked almonds
1
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas4; lightly crease four ramekins with butter
2
Put half the butter, half the flour and half the muscovado sugar in a bowl, add the cocoa powder, egg and almond extract and beat together until smooth; divide the mixture among the prepared ramekins; scatter half the chocolate on top
3
Peel, core and chop the pears and divide among the ramekins
4
Rub together the remaining butter, flour and sugar until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs; stir in the flaked almonds and the remaining chocolate, then sprinkle over the pears and bake for 20 minutes or until golden; serve hot
