Salted caramel and pear self-saucing hot chocolate pudding recipe

15 INGREDIENTS • 9 STEPS • 1HR 20MIN

Salted caramel and pear self-saucing hot chocolate pudding recipe

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Cosy, indulgent and made for autumn, this self-saucing pudding recipe combines soft caramelised pears with a decadent chocolate sponge and a molten salted caramel chocolate sauce. Made with our Collection Salted Caramel Drinking Chocolate, it’s like a hug in every spoonful.
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Cosy, indulgent and made for autumn, this self-saucing pudding recipe combines soft caramelised pears with a decadent chocolate sponge and a molten salted caramel chocolate sauce. Made with our Collection Salted Caramel Drinking Chocolate, it’s like a hug in every spoonful.
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1HR 20MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
8
For the fruit base
1 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
2 tbsp
soft light brown sugar
2
M&S Remarksable Value ripen at home conference pears, peeled, cored, sliced
For the pudding
175 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, room temperature, cubed
225 g
soft light brown sugar
3
M&S large free-range eggs, beaten
3 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value semi-skimmed milk
175 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
40 g
cocoa powder
1 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
For the chocolate sauce
2 tbsp
cocoa powder
1 sachet
(35 g)
M&S salted caramel flavour drinking chocolate
2 tbsp
soft light brown sugar
To serve
as needed
icing sugar
to dust
to taste
M&S Cornish vanilla dairy ice cream
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step 1
reheat the oven 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4. Grease a 20cm square ovenproof baking dish with butter and set aside.
step 2
In a frying pan over a medium-low heat, melt the butter (1 tbsp) and brown sugar (2 tbsp) together.
step 3
Add the pears (2) and cook for 10 minutes until they are just softened and caramelised. Then add the pears to the base of the dish.
step 4
To make the pudding mix, cream the butter (175 g) and brown sugar (225 g) together with an electric whisk, until light and fluffy. Gradually add in the eggs (3) and milk (3 tbsp), mixing a bit at a time until fully incorporated.
step 5
Sift in the plain flour (175 g), cocoa powder (40 g), bicarbonate of soda (1 tsp) and a pinch of salt and mix until smooth.
step 6
Spoon the mixture on top of the pears into the prepared dish and smooth over with the back of a spoon.
step 7
In a small bowl mix together 2tbsp cocoa powder (2 tbsp), hot chocolate powder (1 sachet), 2 tbsp brown sugar (2 tbsp) and 3 tbsp hot water. Spoon this sauce over the sponge mixture.
step 8
Pour 100ml of boiling water over the mix. Then carefully place in the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until the pudding is well-risen. To check it is cooked, insert a skewer into the middle of the pudding and it should come out with a moist crumb.
step 9
Dust with icing sugar (as needed) and serve with the ice cream (to taste) whilst it is still hot.
step 9 Dust with icing sugar (as needed) and serve with the ice cream (to taste) whilst it is still hot.

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