Chocolate and almond filled pears with mascarpone custard – Food & Home Magazine

Chocolate and almond filled pears with mascarpone custard – Food & Home Magazine

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Chocolate and almond filled pears with mascarpone custard are a delectable dessert. Delicate fruit is perfect with richer, creamy flavours.

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Ingredients

  • <h3>Filling</h3>
  • 70g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) double cream
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 10ml (2 tsp) amaretto liqueur
  • <h3>Pears</h3>
  • 6 small pears, peeled and cored
  • 400g puff pastry
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • icing sugar, for dusting
  • <h3>Custard</h3>
  • 2 large eggs
  • 80g castor sugar
  • 5ml (1 tsp) cornflour
  • seeds of 1 fresh vanilla pod
  • 250g (1 tub) mascarpone

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