Todays Bake-Seriuosly Chocolately Pear Brownies

Chocolate and Pear Brownies

These squidgy and moist Brownies are for the chocoholics amongst us but with the addition of pear, they count as one of your five a day!!!

350g Dark Chocolate (70%)
250g Unsalted Butter
3 whole Eggs
250g Caster Sugar(use soft brown sugar for a more nuttier taste)
55g Plain Flour
55g Cocoa Powder
1tsp Baking Powder
2 Ripe Pears, peeled, cored and diced

Pre-heat oven at 180c
Grease and line with parchment a 30cm x 20cm x 4cm baking pan

Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (or you can do this in the microwave but make sure not to burn the chocolate).
Meanwhile whisk the sugar and eggs until pale and fluffy then while still whisking pour in the chocolate and butter mix, whisk until well combined
Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking powder then fold into the chocolate mixture.
Add the diced pears to the mix and stir in (Optional - you can add in a handful of chopped nuts of your choice at this stage, they will add another texture)
Pour the mix into your baking pan and level to get an even bake.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, I prefer my brownies to be just soft in the middle so I tend to bake them for about 35minutes. However if you want yours slightly gooey then bake for 30minutes but if like them more cakey then go for the full 40minutes.
Leave to cool before cutting and removing from the pan, you should get 20 squares.
When serving these as a dinner dessert, with ice cream and caramel sauce, I will serve them warm.
If serving as a tea time treat, serve cold with whipped vanilla cream or dredge with icing sugar and cut each square into 2 triangles to serve with coffee.
Instead of using regular pears why not try using Nashi (apple) pears or if your not keen on pears then omit the pears and use mashed bananas.

Good baking and happy eating!!