Pear and Chocolate Crumble Recipe

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Pear and chocolate crumble is a quick and easy dessert, perfect for autumn. A perfect combination of melt-in-the-mouth pears, gooey chocolate, and crunchy crumble, this tasty and comforting dessert is the perfect way to end a meal.

SERVING:

COOKING TIME40

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Author: Rachida

INGREDIENTS

For 2 medium gratin dishes for 3 /4 persons

For the filling :

6 medium-sized pears more or less depending on your gratin dishes
100 g (3.53 oz )of 70% dark chocolate works perfectly for me, but you can opt for one with less cocoa if you prefer (feel free to use a smaller amount if desired).
1 tablespoon lemon juice optional, to prevent the pears from oxidizing

For the crumble :

75 g (2.65 oz) of flour (you can also use just 50 g (1.8 oz) of flour and substitute the rest with almond flour).
50 g (1.8 oz) brown sugar
50 g cold butter (1.8 oz), diced (semi-salted butter also works well)
25 g almond (0.9 oz) or hazelnut powder
A pinch of salt

Optional

You can add your choice of :
1 sachet vanilla sugar or the seeds of a bean
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 grated tonka bean

PREPARATION

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, almond flour, pinch of salt and spices of your choice.
Add the cold butter cubes and work the mixture with your fingertips until it becomes crumbly.
Note: You can use a food processor to combine everything into a crumbly mixture.
Refrigerate for twenty minutes.
After this time, preheat the oven to 180°C (356 °F.)
Peel and cut the pears into large cubes. If you prepare them in advance, toss them in lemon juice.
Place in the gratin dishes.
Add the chopped chocolate and mix gently.
Sprinkle with crumble to cover the entire surface.
Bake for around 40 minutes, more or less, until the crumble is golden brown and crisp.
Serve warm or hot, on its own or with a scoop of ice cream or chantilly.
Before serving, I added a few dots of melted chocolate for an even more delicious visual effect.