Ingredients:
3 ripe Bosc pears – cored and cubed (reserve the pears’ juice)
2 tablespoons butter
Fresh grated nutmeg
Sea salt
1/3 cup plain flour
1/4 cup clover honey
1/2 cup whole milk Greek style honey yoghurt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
6 tablespoons brown sugar
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease a 20 x 20 cm baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter.
2. Core and chop the pears into cubes, then add to the baking dish. Reserve the juice until needed.
3. Grate fresh nutmeg over the pears and sprinkle with a couple of pinches of sea salt.
4. In a blender or food processor combine the flour, honey, yoghurt, eggs, extracts and reserved pear juice, blend or process until smooth. Pour the batter over the pears. Sprinkle with the brown sugar.
5. Bake in a preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the centre is set when shaken gently.
6. Cool on a wire rack for about 30 minutes. Serve warm.
7. Spoon the pudding into decorative dessert dishes. Top with whip cream – optional.