Chocolate Pear Bake
Semisweet chocolate, ripe pears and lightly whipped cream come together in this vegetarian — 60 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Heat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and butter a 23 cm (9 inch) round baking dish or springform tin.
- Peel, halve, and core the pears, then cut them into thick slices and arrange them evenly across the bottom of the dish.
- Chop the chocolate and butter together and melt gently in a heatproof bowl set over barely simmering water, stirring until smooth, then remove and let cool for a few minutes.
- Separate the eggs, then beat the yolks with the sugar and vanilla until pale and thick, and whisk the melted chocolate and the flour into this mixture.
- In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites to soft peaks, then fold them into the chocolate batter in two additions, keeping the mixture light and airy.
- Pour the batter over the pears, smooth the top, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the top is set and crackled but the center is still slightly soft.
- Cool for at least 15 minutes so it firms up, then serve warm or at room temperature with the lightly whipped cream alongside.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Whisk · Baking dish
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Chocolate Pear Bake take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Chocolate Pear Bake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Chocolate Pear Bake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Food sources of magnesium (magnesium-rich foods).jpg by SSamadi15, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.