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Pear and chocolate Paris puddings

Morsels of pear, caramelised in maple syrup, topped with a chocolate "Paris flan" custard, and baked in ramekins.

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Last modified on: August 8^th 2021

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For 4 pieces, you will need:

1 2 Pears
2 15 g butter
3 2 tablespoons maple syrup
4 150 g Paris flan filling
Total weight: 555 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel 2 Pears, cut into quarters lengthways and remove the core. Cut into small dice.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Melt 15 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the diced pears.

Cook together for a few minutes, stirring from time to time.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 2 tablespoons maple syrup...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

...and caramelise the pears.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Divide the pears out into ramekins.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour the chocolate Paris flan custard over.

Stage 7 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 8

Serve warm or cold.

Remarks

You can vary this recipe using lots of other kinds of fresh fruit (apples, peaches...), or even dried fruit (raisins, apricots...).

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
839 Kcal or 3,513 Kj	77 gr	387 gr	295 gr
42 %	29 %	36 %	45 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
151 Kcal or 632 Kj	14 gr	70 gr	53 gr
8 %	5 %	7 %	8 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
210 Kcal or 879 Kj	19 gr	97 gr	74 gr
10 %	7 %	9 %	11 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 4 pieces : 1.95 €
Per piece : 0.49 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Verbena flan, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, French custard tart, Black sesame flan, Caramelised apple custards, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton galettes (pancakes), Diplomat cream, Potatoes with prawns, Saltimbocca, Flaky brownie brioche, ... All
	Maple syrup: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moist cereal bars, Pain perdu, Canadian apple crumble, Simple maple-syrup tart, Canadian rice pudding, ... All
	Pears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Pear tart with almond cream, Fruit salad, ... All

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