Chocolate Pear Trifle Oatmeal Parfait

This recipe is not exactly 'elaborate' but it will take longer than others. So its best to have it on a morning when you have the time to do it properly.

Now I love trifle. Its one of the best English desserts EVER. And no this one doesn't involve layers of beef auteed with peas and onions. (If you get that joke, I love you) But its DOES have layers of dense chocolate baked oatmeal, butter soft poached pear and maple vanilla yogurt. As well as a good drizzle of raw chocolate sauce.

 

 You don't have to poach your pear, you could just use real ripe pear or even pear sauce if you want an extra smooth texture, but personally, I find it better with chunks of fruit and the poaching process makes it so deliciously soft its worthy the effort.

 

Chocolate Pear Trifle Oatmeal Parfait

Ingredients:

Baked Oatmeal:

1/2 Cup/45g Rolled Oats

Pinch of Salt

1/4 Tsp Baking powder

1/2 Tsp Vanilla

2 TBSP Cocoa/Cacao Powder

1-2 Tsp Maple syrup or sweetener of choice

1/3 Cup/80ml Milk of choice

 

Poached Pear:

1 Pear, can be firm, soft will cook much quicker

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

1 Tsp Maple syrup/honey or sweetener of choice

 

Raw Chocolate sauce:

1 Tsp Maple syrup or sweetener choice

2 TBSP Cocoa/Cacao powder

1-2 TBSP Milk of choice, the more liquid you use the runnier it becomes, keep it thick and runny or make it a sauce

 

Maple Vanilla Yogurt: (You could use any yogurt to layer; vanilla, chocolate etc)

1/3 Cup/100g Greek yogurt

1 Tsp Maple syrup or sweetener of choice

1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Method:

Poached pear: Fill a saucepan big enough to hold your pear with enough water to cover your pear. Bring to the boil, add the vanilla and sweetener and simmer for about 10 minutes. Peel your pear and place into the water. Poach for 20-30 minutes or until a knife can be inserted and go through with ease. Like a potato. Its best to let the pear cool overnight in the liquid overnight in the fridge, or you could cook and use it the same day, just keep it in the water to stop it from browning.

 

1. Make the baked oatmeal. The night before or the morning of consumption. Preheat your oven to 350F/180C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a ramekin or dish. Mix the dry thoroughly till well combined. Add the sweetener, mix and then the add the milk, bit by bit till the oats are wet but not sloppy. Pour into your prepared dish and bake till for 17-25 minutes, until almost completely cooked through but still a bit fudgy. Let sit for a few minutes. Run a knife around the edge and bash out onto a plate to cool completely. Either wrap up for the morning or use once almost cold.

2. Whilst your 'cake' is cooling or in the morning, make your layers. Whip up the syrup, vanilla and yogurt. Mix up the syrup, cocoa/cacao and milk till smooth. Put both in the fridge till needed. The sauce will thicken so just add more milk when you use the sauce to bring it back to the consistency you want.

3. Break up the oatmeal and chop up the pear. In a mason jar/glass layer yogurt, pear, chocolate sauce and oatmeal over and over with the last of the chocolate sauce drizzled over the top and a dusting of cocoa/cacao powder and maybe a little cinnamon if you fancy. Enjoy!