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This Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Puddingis rich and fudgy, and tastes muchmore indulgent than it really is!
I'm pretty clumsy in the kitchen and whatI dislike about baking is faffing about with a sieve for the flour - I always end up showering both myself and everything around me with a fine coating of white powder, which takes ages to clean up afterwards.
So, I did some experimenting to try and make a cake with as little troublesome ingredients as possible, and ended up withthis delicious pudding that's inadvertentlyveganand grain-free(and also gluten-free andlow sugar).
This pudding is actually so much quicker and easier tomake than a regular one, and doesn't call fora billion unrecognisable products that are both ridiculously expensive and impossible to find. This pudding requiresjust one bowlanda few simple ingredients, so it's absolutely perfect if you're aslazy as me.
I've added both ground gingerand crystallised ginger to this pudding because I think gingery spice is a welcome addition to the other flavours, but I've left theseas optional extras because:
- not everyone likes ginger
- it's not that crucial as the real stars of the show are the pears and dark chocolate (a match made in heaven)
Likewise, I personally love the additional crunch and nutty flavour you get from the hazelnuts on top, but not everyone likes hazelnuts and they're also pretty expensive, so I've said they're optional too.
If you're worried aboutwhat variety of fruit to use, then I'd recommend Comice pears as they tend to remain firm during cooking and don't leak out too much water, but it doesn't really matter, it'll still taste the same.
Looking for more fruity desserts? Check out my:
- Black Forest Cake
- Cherry Bakewell Cake
- Lemon Blueberry Cake
- Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake
- Raspberry Dark Chocolate Blondies
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Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding
This Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Puddingis rich and fudgy, and tastes muchmore indulgent than it really is!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: gluten-free vegan pear chocolate pudding, vegan pear dessert, vegan pudding
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 217kcal
Author: Rhian Williams
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or sub vegetable or olive oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 200 g (1 ¾ cup) ground almonds* (almond meal)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener or sugar)
- 100 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon) unsweetened almond milk (or sub any other type of plant-based milk)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Optional: ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 40 g (1.5oz) dark chocolate chips or chunks (ensure dairy-free if necessary)
- 2 (Comice) pears, peeled, cored and cut into slices
- Optional: Handful of hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- Optional: Few pieces of crystallised ginger, cut into small pieces
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
Mix together the oil, vanilla extract, ground almonds, maple syrup, milk, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger in a bowl
Transfer the mixture into your greased baking dish of choice
Fan the pears on top, and scatter with the chocolate chips (and crystallised ginger and hazelnuts)
Bake in oven for around 20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through
Notes
*You could also substitute with ground hazelnuts, and add a little more milk as hazelnuts soak up more moisture than almonds
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding
Amount Per Serving
Calories 217
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments
Jenny
Turned out really well thanks RhianReply
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much!
