SPICED PEAR & CHOCOLATE CRISP
Welcome in autumn with this lightly spiced pear and chocolate crisp. Made with coconut oil and maple syrup for a healthy, tasty treat!
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
	
    	
		Course Dessert
Cuisine American
 
    
 
- 6 pears peeled, cored and diced
- Lemon juice if required
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- ¼ cup (40g) dark chocolate chips / chunks
- 2 cups (205g) rolled oats
- ¼ cup (25g) wholemeal flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (60ml) maple syrup
- ⅓ cup (80ml) coconut oil (in its liquid state)
- Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4 (350F degrees). In a 8" x 8" oven proof dish, toss the diced pears with a little lemon juice (if not baking immediately - this will stop them browning). Sprinkle over the ground ginger and mixed spice, and toss together, then stir in the chocolate chips. 
- In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, flour and ground cinnamon. Drizzle over the maple syrup, then the liquid coconut oil, and stir well until everything is combined. 
- Scatter the oat mixture evenly over the pears, then place the dish on the middle shelf of the oven for 35-45 minutes or until the fruit is cooked through and the topping is lightly browned (mine took 38 minutes). 
- Remove from the oven, and allow to stand for 5-10 minutes before serving with cream, custard or a scoop of ice-cream.