Baked Almond and Golden Syrup Pears Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 egg white (from 50 g egg), lightly whisked
• 3 Tbsp almond meal
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ripe pears
• 1 sheet 25% reduced-fat puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg yolk (from 50 g egg), whisked
• 2 tsp golden syrup

1. Preheat oven to 190°C (fan-forced). Line an oven tray with baking paper. Combine egg white, almond meal and vanilla in a small bowl.
2. Cut pears in half. Lay pastry sheet on a flat surface. Put pear halves, cut-side down, on pastry. Using a small, sharp knife, cut around each pear half, leaving a 1 cm border all around to create a pear shape on pastry. Discard any excess pastry. Remove pear from pastry shapes. Peel pear and carefully scoop out the core with a small spoon.
3. Spread almond mixture over the centre of each pastry piece. Top each with 1 pear half, cut-side down. Brush each pastry with a little egg yolk. Brush 1 tsp of the golden syrup over the top of the pears. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
4. Put pastries on serving plates. Brush with remaining golden syrup and serve.