Dark Chocolate and Pear Friands

Name: Dark Chocolate and Pear Friands
Ingredients: 150 g butter, melted; 1 cup ground almonds; 4 egg whites, lightly whisked; 1 cup icing sugar; 12 cup plain flour; 80 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 2 pears, halved cored and finely chopped; 12 pear, finely slice

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

150 g butter, melted
1 cup ground almonds
4 egg whites, lightly whisked
1 cup icing sugar
12 cup plain flour
80 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
2 pears, halved cored and finely chopped
12 pear, finely slice

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180C.
2

Grease gem trays or muffin pans.
3

Using a large bowl, tip in the butter, almonds, egg whites, icing sugar and flour, then stir until just combined.
4

Stir through the chocolate and the pears, reserving the extra half to put on the top.
5

Spoon into the trays and bake for 10 minutes then top with slices of pear and continue cooking for a further 10-15 minutes.