Chocolate Pear Crisp Food

CHOCOLATE PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• If you're going to cook this immediately, preheat the oven to 160C/ gas 3 while you cook the pears on the hob. Otherwise you can leave the preheating until you're ready to cook the topping.(e.g. I made my pear filling ahead of time, so heated the oven while I made the topping).
• Peel (if desired), core and chop pears into small chunks.
• Place in a saucepan with lemon juice and sugar. Bring to the boil, then cover and cook for 10 minutes. Uncover and cook for a further 8-10 minutes to allow the liquids to thicken up.
• Divide between 4 ramekins, and if using, top with the liqueur.
• Sift the icing sugar and cocoa together, then stir in the ground almonds.
• Whisk the egg white until stiff, then fold into the dry ingredients. (It also works the other way round -- so don't worry).
• When the cocoa sugar almond mixture is combined with the egg white, it should be a stiff dropping consistency. Top the pear filled ramekins with it, it will spread and puff during cooking so it doesn't have to reach the edges or be enormously neat.
• Bake in the oven at 160 C/gas 3 until the topping is firm to the touch - 20-25 minutes. Serve hot or cold.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Toss pears with orange juice; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, allspice and ginger; sprinkle over pears., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking powder; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pears., Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, garnish with mint.

PEAR CRISP WITH CRANBERRIES AND WHITE CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Mix schnapps, white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a large bowl until sugar dissolves. Add pears and cranberries and toss until fruit is completely coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cold butter, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until mixture forms large crumbles. Fold in white chocolate chips.
• Pour chilled fruit mixture into the prepared baking dish, leaving approximately 3/4 inch at the top. Sprinkle crumb mixture over the fruit, covering completely.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

PEAR, DRIED CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE CHUNK CRISP

Steps:

• For Topping
• Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until moist clumps form. Mix in nuts and chocolate. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For Filling
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine all ingredients except frozen yogurt in large bowl; mix well.
• Transfer filling to dish. Sprinkle topping over. Baked until pears are tender and topping is golden and crisps, about 55 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes. Serve with frozen yogurt or ice cream.