Pear parkin pudding with custard

Vegetarian
Health score
10%
Pear parkin pudding with custard
85 min.
8
685kcal

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Indulge your senses with our delightful Pear Parkin Pudding, a heartwarming dessert that brings a taste of tradition right to your table. This vegetarian delight marries the rustic flavors of porridge oats and self-raising flour with the gentle warmth of ground ginger, creating a comforting dish that's perfect for sharing with family and friends.

As the pudding bakes, the sweet aroma of treacle and butter fills your kitchen, making it impossible to resist. Bursting with tender, juicy pears that melt into the rich batter, each slice is a harmonious blend of sweet and spiced goodness. Whether enjoyed on a chilly evening or as a centerpiece at a festive gathering, this dessert is sure to impress.

The addition of stem ginger adds a zesty kick, perfectly balanced by the syrup drizzled on top. Served with warm custard, each bite is a lovely contrast of textures—soft and luscious pudding paired with creamy custard. Not only is this Pear Parkin Pudding a surefire crowd-pleaser, but it also offers a substantial 685 calories per serving, making it a satisfying treat for any occasion.

So, gather your ingredients and get ready to create a dessert that not only nourishes the body but also warms the soul. Your loved ones are bound to fall in love with this classic dish that’s both simple to prepare and utterly irresistible!

Ingredients

  • 200 porridge oats 
  • 200 self-raising flour 
  • tsp ground ginger 
  • 0.3 tsp salt 
  • 175 treacle 
  • 140 butter for the dish and dotting over
  • 140 muscovado sugar light plus a bit more
  • balls stem ginger from a jar chopped
  • large eggs 
  • 150 ml milk 
  •  pears cored ripe peeled halved
  • servings custard sauce (see recipe below)

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • baking pan
  • skewers

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas
  2. Butter a 30 x 20cm baking dish.
  3. Mix the first four ingredients together. Melt the treacle, butter and sugar together in a large saucepan, then stir in the dry ingredients, half of the chopped ginger, the egg and milk to give a smooth batter.
  4. Spoon into the baking dish, then sit the pear halves in the batter. Dot more butter over each pear half and sprinkle with a little more sugar.
  5. Bake for 1 hr until risen all over and a skewer inserted into the middle of the pudding comes out clean.
  6. To serve, scatter the rest of the ginger over the fruit, then drizzle all over with syrup from the jar.
  7. Serve in rectangles with custard, below.

Nutrition Facts

Calories685kcal
Protein7.96%
Fat30%
Carbs62.04%

Properties

Glycemic Index
40.92
Glycemic Load
38.09
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
21.100000153417%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
1.83mg
Catechin
0.24mg
Epigallocatechin
0.53mg
Epicatechin
3.35mg
Epicatechin 3-gallate
0.02mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.15mg
Isorhamnetin
0.27mg
Quercetin
0.75mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:685.41kcal
34.27%
Fat:23.26g
35.78%
Saturated Fat:12.79g
79.94%
Carbohydrates:108.23g
36.08%
Net Carbohydrates:102.28g
37.19%
Sugar:50.1g
55.66%
Cholesterol:135.11mg
45.04%
Sodium:335.9mg
14.6%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:13.88g
27.76%
Manganese:1.66mg
82.86%
Selenium:32.52µg
46.45%
Phosphorus:365.16mg
36.52%
Magnesium:128.55mg
32.14%
Calcium:312.2mg
31.22%
Vitamin B2:0.45mg
26.45%
Potassium:902.08mg
25.77%
Fiber:5.95g
23.81%
Copper:0.38mg
19.04%
Iron:3.29mg
18.27%
Vitamin B5:1.81mg
18.08%
Vitamin B1:0.26mg
17.01%
Vitamin B6:0.33mg
16.51%
Vitamin A:781.91IU
15.64%
Vitamin B12:0.92µg
15.38%
Zinc:2.19mg
14.62%
Vitamin D:2.03µg
13.53%
Folate:38.89µg
9.72%
Vitamin E:0.88mg
5.86%
Vitamin B3:1.16mg
5.8%
Vitamin K:6.08µg
5.79%
Vitamin C:3.98mg
4.83%