Prep:  approx 30 mins
Cook:  approx 1 hour
Serves:  4
Average: 3.8 (8 votes)
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Recipe by: Australian Pears
This decadent upside down pear pudding with vanilla custard is the perfect entertainers dessert. So simple to make this sweet and moist pudding is a great after dinner dish.

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Upside Down Pear Pudding with Vanilla Custard
Ingredients:
Method:
  1. Heat the oven to 180°C. Line a 23cm cake tin with non-stick baking paper. Put the caster sugar and water into a saucepan and gently cook until the sugar dissolves
  2. Add the pear halves to the pan. Gently cook the pears for 10 minutes or until tender
  3. Remove from the syrup using a slotted spoon and cool. Throw away the syrup. Sprinkle the cake tin with the brown sugar and arrange the pears cut side down over the sugar
  4. In a large bowl cream the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, along with 1 tablespoon of flour, beating well between each addition
  5. Fold through the remaining flour, baking powder, cinnamon and almonds
  6. Spoon over the pears and smooth the surface. Bake in the oven for 50 - 55 minutes or until skewer inserted into the pudding comes out clean
  7. Remove from the oven and carefully turn out onto a serving plate. Cut into slices and serve with vanilla custard
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