Chocolate Pear Bake
A chocolate pear bake is a dessert that resembles a brownie in appearance, yet contains no flour, instead using whipped egg whites to provide structure. The pear adds a nice mild fruit tone to the chocolate.
Source and licence
"Chocolate Pear Bake" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chocolate_Pear_Bake, revision 4587251), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Chocolate_Pear_Bake&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
- 7 oz (200 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped or in chips
- ½ cup (120 g) butter or margarine
- 4 eggs, separated
- ½ cup (120 g) white granulated sugar
- 2 pears, sliced
- Lightly whipped cream, to serve
Method
- Grease a 9 x 9-inch (22 x 22 cm) baking dish, and preheat the oven to 325°F (170°C).
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter or margarine. When melted, remove from the heat.
- Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until they become thick and pale yellow.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until firm.
- Combine the chocolate and egg yolk mixture, and mix well.
- Beginning with about ⅓ the egg whites, gently fold them into the chocolate/egg yolk mixture.
- Add the slices of pear, and stir once or twice. Add the entire mixture to the baking dish.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, until the bake is springy yet firm to the touch.
- Serve hot with whipped cream.