I think Fiesta Fridays have become my excuse to bake something sweet! š
As always, thank you Angie for hosting us and bringing us all together! Each week is so much fun! And thank you Saucy and Sir Johnny for co-hosting!
This week’s inspiration? Pears!
I have to say….this really is as delicious as it looks! The sweet crust made such a delicious addition to this yumminess!
Yay for another experiment gone well! š
Chocolaty Pear Crisp
*Created by Lori at Creating Beauty in the Kitchen
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup coconut milk- the thick part
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1 pear
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 tbsp coconut oil melted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Wash and cut the pear into pieces.
- Put into a small baking dish.
- Create the chocolate sauce by combining the cinnamon, chocolate chips, coconut milk, and 2 tbsp honey in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- When the sauce is warm and melted together, pour over over the pear pieces. (You will have extra)
- To make the crust, combine the almond flour, almond extract, 2 remaining tbsp of honey, and coconut oil. Mix together well.
- Cover the top of your pear dish with this.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes. (If you like your fruit softer, you might want to cook the pears by themselves for a bit before you proceed to these final stages.)
- When finished cooking, pour some of the extra chocolate sauce over the top. (I reheated it a little bit.)
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These are great for individual size dessert treats, Lori. I can see us enjoying these in our own ramekins (no need to fight), mine drizzled with lots of chocolate, his topped with a scoop of ice cream. Just a question, what do you do with all the coconut milk you don’t use (the non thick stuff)? š I used mine in a curry the other day, but wonder if you freeze it? Happy Friday!
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Ah, thanks Ngan! Exactly…seperate Ramekins….and each one can be to the persons liking! š Sometimes I keep the non-thick coconut milk to use in other things that don’t need the thickness, other times I honestly get rid of it if I have literally used all the thick stuff. Haven’t tried freezing it…that could be a good idea! Happy Friday back at you Ngan! š
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Beautiful Lori! There is nothing better than pears and chocolate and coconut ( my new most favourite ingredient)! You rock – this is an awesome dessert and perfect for the FF bunch! Yummy! š
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Thanks for such a compliment Julianna! Put a smile on my face! š A big one!
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This sounds very delicious, Lori! I hope you could send me some. š
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Hi sweet Jhuls! I have missed you this week! Again, sorry to hear it has been an exhausting one for you!
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Been so busy the past two weeks, Lori! I missed you, too! ā¤
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Omg stop! This sounds so delicious! Happy Fiesta Friday!
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Thanks so much Cella! Happy Fiesta Friday!
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Lori Lori Lori you are going to be the reason I do NOT lose weight!!! Looks lovely scrummy xx
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Hahaha! š I love me some sweets Justine! Where oh where is that cake of yours?! š
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It’s posted!!!
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Yay! š
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Fiesta Friday do you see it
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Just saw it!
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This is great! Pear and chocolate is one of those crowd favourite combinations, and I love your twist / experiment with this crisp! Mmm you may have inspired me to bake something with pears and chocolate this weekend… š Thank you for bringing this to Fiesta Friday!!
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Thanks Saucy! I have honestly never had pears with chocolate before, so it was really fun to try! I loved it of course! š
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Looks beautiful and delicious, Lori š
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Thank you so much Linda! š
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Lovely, Lori! Love this concept š
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Thanks a bunch Lisa! š
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so simple and yet, delicious!
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I love when simplicity and delicious can go together! š Thanks Apsara!
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Wow Lori this looks so yummy – I can’t wait to try your cooking – I wil even clean the kitchen – ROFLOL
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Hi Mom! I see you have switched your user name and you have a photo now…fun! Okay, I will definitely let you do the cleaning! š You don’t have to twist my arm! š
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Please don’t laugh – I didn’t know what I was doing – I know you understand – ROFLOL
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No laughing here mom š
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I am SO making this!!! š YUM!!!
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Yay!! Thanks Joanna!
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Mmm…you’re speaking my language now…pears + chocolate! Looks fabulous, Lori!
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Thanks so much Nancy! I had never had this combination before, but I really liked it!
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Yumm! This is great! And now i am hungry!
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Hehehe….thanks Sadia! I know what you mean…I feel that way when I look at what all of you bring! š
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Lori- this looks absolutely divine!
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Thanks so much Aditi!
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Chocolate and pear…a match made in heaven…x
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Thanks Dimple!
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Chocolate makes everything better in more ways than one š
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Yes, love chocolate!
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This looks so good! Haven’t really had any pears the last few weeks/months. Maybe I should try this recipe… š
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Thank you so much! And thanks for stopping by!
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Looks amazing and sounds delicious! It’s sounds like a healthy dessert!
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Thank you! I love getting to eat healthy desserts that taste non-healthy! š
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I think you are right about the excuse to make something sweet. I told myself that I was going to make something healthy next time, or at least non sweet and instead I brought cupcakes! Ha! š This looks yummy Lori!
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Hahaha! That is so funny! Love it Arl! š
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Really lovely combination of flavours going on. Over here in the UK it’s far more normal to view recipes that poach pears, usually in wine (that I don’t drink). This is bound to be really flavoursome, especially with the crisp (or crumble as we call it). And I love anything to do with ground almonds! And coconut. But I’ve never used both together.
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Poaching pears….hmmm….I may have to look into that. Thanks for your kind words! I use coconut milk or coconut oil in most things…it is really great! Thanks for stopping by!
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These look so good! Love the combination of chocolate and pear and then coconut ! š
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Thank you so much! I really liked it!
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OOOh, this looks so good Lori! I’ll have mine with a scoop of ice-cream please š
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Ah, thanks so much! Ice cream on top would be great!
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That looks absolutely delicious! š
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Thank you so much Nell!
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Well this is something I have never seen…Thus, I will have to try it š
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