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Chocolate-baked pears

Author: Sally Parker - Food Stylist, Recipe Writer

Photographer: Mark O'Meara

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Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Hands-on time: 5 mins

Ingredients

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4 small ripe pears, halved

4 squares (20g) milk chocolate

2 Gingernut biscuits, crushed

4 small scoops low-fat ice cream

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Hollow out core of each pear to make a teardrop shape. Place chocolate in each hollow. Sprinkle over chopped biscuits. Bake for 20 minutes until pears are tender. Serve with ice cream.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free biscuits and check chocolate and ice cream are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 205 cal

Kilojoules 860 kJ

Protein 4 g

Total fat 4 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 40 g

Sugar 32 g

Dietary fibre 3 g

Sodium 50 mg

Calcium 130 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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