Poached pear, chocolate mousse and oatmeal... | MummyPages.uk

Ingredients

• 200g (8oz) butter - cubed
• 200g (8oz) brown sugar
• 200g (8oz) plain flour
• 100g (4oz) Flahavan’s organic jumbo oats
• 100g (4oz) Flahavan’s organic porridge oats
• 100g (4oz) Flahavan’s pinhead oatmeal
• 1 vanilla pod – scrape the seeds from the centre or use a dash of vanilla essence.
• 4 ripe pears peeled, halved lengthways and core removed
• 500mls (½ litre) of water
• 200g (8oz) sugar
• ½ cup white wine – optional
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 8 whole cloves
• Rind of 1 orange and 1 lemon
• 150g (6oz) good quality chocolate (65% cocoa solids)
• 2 leaves of gelatine or ½ sachet
• 200ml milk
• 250ml cream – whipped to soft peaks