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Pear and chocolate crumble
Prep and cooking time: 30mins-40mins
Complex carb portions, per serving: 0.5
Ingredients
Serves: 4
40g rolled oats or gluten free oats
80g hazelnuts, finely chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp coconut oil
4 ripe pears, peeled, cored, halved
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
50g 85% dark chocolate
100g mascarpone
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan.
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, hazelnuts, cinnamon and coconut oil to make the crumble topping.
Place the pears, nutmeg and half a cup of water in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover the pot with a lid and allow the pears to cook for 10-15mins or until you notice them soften.
Transfer the pears to a baking dish, and break up the chocolate block and scatter over the pears. Cover with the crumble topping and bake for a further 10-15mins or until pears are cooked through and the crumble is golden brown
Meanwhile, lightly beat the mascarpone with the vanilla extract.
Once cooked divide the pear crumble and serve with a dollop of vanilla mascarpone.