Chocolate, Hazelnut and Pear Clafoutis
This baked custard pudding is a cinch to pull together yet impressive to look at and eat! Bonus points for the divine smell it fills the kitchen with as it cooks.
Ingredients
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
3 eggs
300ml cream
2 tablespoons brandy
⅓ cup flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
4 pears
1/4 cup roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
1/4 cup dark chocolate callets
Method
Preheat the oven 180 degrees
In a blender or by hand, whisk the sugar, vanilla, eggs, cream and brandy until smooth. Add the flour and cocoa and mix again until smooth. Set aside
Peel, core, and halve the pears. Slice each half into a fan shape
Pour the batter into a greased baking dish. Arrange the pears, then the chocolate and hazelnuts over the top
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the custard is puffed up and set
Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with vanilla ice cream