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Vanilla poached pears with almond butter porridge topping

Porridge topped with vanilla poached pears with almond butter

Vanilla poached pears with almond butter porridge topping

Name: Vanilla poached pears with almond butter porridge topping
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 small pears; 100g caster sugar; juice of ½ a lemon; 1 vanilla pod (alternatively, use 1 tsp vanilla bean paste); 1 tbsp almond butter; toasted flaked almonds

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Take your porridge to new levels at breakfast time with these divinely soft and sweet poached pears, plus almond butter topping. Mornings never tasted so good

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 small pears
100g caster sugar
juice of ½ a lemon
1 vanilla pod

(alternatively, use 1 tsp vanilla bean paste)
1 tbsp almond butter
toasted flaked almonds

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal208
fat11g
saturates1g
carbs19g
sugars19g
fibre3g
protein5g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Peel, halve and core the pears. Mix the sugar and lemon juice with 200ml water in a small saucepan. Halve the vanilla pod and scrape the seeds into the pan, then add the pod (or add the vanilla bean paste). Heat until the sugar has dissolved.
step 2

Add the pears and cover the surface with a circle of baking parchment (this will ensure the pears cook through evenly). Cook for 15-20 mins until the pears feel soft when poked with a knife, then leave to cool. Can be kept chilled in the liquid for up to one week.
step 3

Meanwhile, make your porridge. Mix the almond butter with enough poached pear liquid to form a drizzling consistency, then spoon over the porridge and top the bowls with the pears. Scatter with the toasted flaked almonds.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2018

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