Pear & chocolate pudding

• dried breadcrumbs↗100g 100g
• dark chocolate↗100g 100g

  chopped

• demerara sugar↗100g 100g
• butter↗85g 85g
• maple syrup↗3 tbsp 3 tbsp
• ripe pears↗4

  peeled, cored and cut into chunks

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mix the crumbs, chocolate and sugar. Melt the butter with the maple syrup, then stir into the dry ingredients.

2. 2

   Put the chopped pears in a 1-litre shallow ovenproof dish. Spoon over the chocolate mixture, then roughly spread to cover the pears. Bake for 25-30 mins. Cool for 10 mins, then serve on its own or with vanilla ice cream or yogurt.