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    Recipes » Recipes » Baking & Desserts

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    Last updated - July 15, 2021; Published - December 13, 2015 By Rhian Williams 2 Comments

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    This Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding is rich and fudgy, and tastes much more indulgent than it really is!

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    I'm pretty clumsy in the kitchen and what I dislike about baking is faffing about with a sieve for the flour - I always end up showering both myself and everything around me with a fine coating of white powder, which takes ages to clean up afterwards.

    So, I did some experimenting to try and make a cake with as little troublesome ingredients as possible, and ended up with this delicious pudding that's inadvertently vegan and grain-free (and also gluten-free and low sugar).

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    This pudding is actually so much quicker and easier to make than a regular one, and doesn't call for a billion unrecognisable products that are both ridiculously expensive and impossible to find. This pudding requires just one bowl and a few simple ingredients, so it's absolutely perfect if you're as lazy as me.

    I've added both ground ginger and crystallised ginger to this pudding because I think gingery spice is a welcome addition to the other flavours, but I've left these as optional extras because:

    1. not everyone likes ginger
    2. it's not that crucial as the real stars of the show are the pears and dark chocolate (a match made in heaven)

    Likewise, I personally love the additional crunch and nutty flavour you get from the hazelnuts on top, but not everyone likes hazelnuts and they're also pretty expensive, so I've said they're optional too.

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    If you're worried about what variety of fruit to use, then I'd recommend Comice pears as they tend to remain firm during cooking and don't leak out too much water, but it doesn't really matter, it'll still taste the same.

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    Looking for more fruity desserts? Check out my:

    • Black Forest Cake
    • Cherry Bakewell Cake
    • Lemon Blueberry Cake
    • Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake 
    • Raspberry Dark Chocolate Blondies

    If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

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    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding

    This Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding is rich and fudgy, and tastes much more indulgent than it really is!
    3.50 from 4 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Keyword: gluten-free vegan pear chocolate pudding, vegan pear dessert, vegan pudding
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 217kcal
    Author: Rhian Williams

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or sub vegetable or olive oil)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 200 g (1 ¾ cup) ground almonds* (almond meal)
    • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener or sugar)
    • 100 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon) unsweetened almond milk (or sub any other type of plant-based milk)
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
    • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    • Optional: ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • 40 g (1.5oz) dark chocolate chips or chunks (ensure dairy-free if necessary)
    • 2 (Comice) pears, peeled, cored and cut into slices
    • Optional: Handful of hazelnuts, roughly chopped
    • Optional: Few pieces of crystallised ginger, cut into small pieces

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
    • Mix together the oil, vanilla extract, ground almonds, maple syrup, milk, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger in a bowl
    • Transfer the mixture into your greased baking dish of choice
    • Fan the pears on top, and scatter with the chocolate chips (and crystallised ginger and hazelnuts)
    • Bake in oven for around 20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through

    Notes

    *You could also substitute with ground hazelnuts, and add a little more milk as hazelnuts soak up more moisture than almonds
    Nutrition Facts
    Gluten-Free Vegan Pear Dark Chocolate Pudding
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 217
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Disclosure: This posts contains affiliate links to Amazon. If you purchase any of these products, a small percentage will come to me with no extra cost to you! This income will go towards the running of this blog – thank you.

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    1. Jenny

      April 06, 2018 at 6:35 pm

      5 stars
      Turned out really well thanks Rhian

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      • Rhian Williams

        April 07, 2018 at 12:17 am

        Thank you so much!

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