Crumble Brownies with Pears

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My family love Brownies and I usually make this recipe from Suelle's great blog 'Mainly Baking', but have a look there and you'll be spoilt for choice for Brownie recipes.
I wanted to try something different and, as often happens, I had a couple of pieces of fruit in the bowl that needed using - this time pears. So I decided to make a brownie base, then a layer of chopped pears and finally a crumble topping.
I didn't use Suelle's basic recipe this time, but one a friend gave me.

 For the brownie part  you need - 200g dark chocolate, 50g flour plus 1 tspn baking powder, 150g butter [melted], 3 eggs and 125g caster sugar 

 For the crumble - 75g flour, 80g caster sugar and 120g soft butter

 You also need 2 pears, peeled, cored and cut into cubes.

 Preheat oven 180C/gas4                 Grease a brownie tin - mine is about 25 x 20 cm [ or 10" x 8"]

 Brownies - melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave or over simmering water. beat the sugar and eggs together then add the chocolate and butter. fold in the flour with baking powder.
Spoon the batter into the brownie tin and bake for 15 mins.
Make the crumble - rub the butter into the flour and stir in the sugar.
Take the brownies out of the oven, sprinkle the chopped pears over then top with the crumble.
Put back in the oven for 20 mins till the crumble is golden.

We loved these, although they didn't have quite squidgy texture that a normal brownie has -  probably because they are baked for longer. Lovely contrasts of texture - the soft brownie then the moist fruit and finally the crunchy topping. They won't replace my favourite brownies, but they are great as an alternative.

Comments

Suelle said…
Thanks for mentioning the recipe; I now make those brownies with a bit less sugar, but the original is best!

It sounds as if you have a great combination of elements here - I love pears and chocolate together and a crumble on top just adds to the pleasure!
17/1/17 7:26 am
Phil in the Kitchen said…
Pears and chocolate are a great classic combination and I love the sound of this variation on a brownie.
19/1/17 2:44 pm
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