Pear flapjack pudding

Name: Pear flapjack pudding
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: finely grated rind of 1 lemon; finely grated rind of 1 orange; 6 ripe pears (about 1 kg/2 lb in total), peeled, cored and cut into 1 cm (½ inch) cubes; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 125 g (4 oz) demerara sugar; 60 g (2 oz) unsalted butter; 125 g (4 oz) self-raising flour; 90 g (3 oz) skinned hazelnuts, roasted and roughly crushed; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 60 g (2 oz) caster sugar; 75 g (2½ oz) unsalted butter; 155 g (5 oz) rolled oats; 2 tablespoons golden syrup; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

This pudding is a great way to use ripe pears when in season, with a perfect combination of warm cinnamon-pear filling and a crunchy flapjack topping.

Ingredients

Pear Filling

60 g (2 oz) unsalted butter
125 g (4

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

To make the pear filling, place the butter, demerara sugar, orange and lemon rind and the cinnamon in a pan and heat gently for about 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Increase the heat to medium and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the mixture bubbles and looks golden. Add the pear and cook gently for about 8-10 minutes, or until the pieces are just tender