Caramelised pears with hot cross buns

Caramelised pears with hot cross buns

If you’ve got leftover hot cross buns this Easter (or eat hot cross buns all year round), try them with caramelised pears in this quick pud.

Caramelised pears with hot cross buns

Alternatively, use up extra hot cross buns (and any leftover Easter chocolate) in these yummy hot cross bun brownies.

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Ready in 15 min

If you’ve got leftover hot cross buns this Easter (or eat hot cross buns all year round), try them with caramelised pears in this quick pud.

Alternatively, use up extra hot cross buns (and any leftover Easter chocolate) in these yummy hot cross bun brownies.

Ingredients

  • 3 large pears
  • 40g butter plus extra to butter the buns
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 2 hot cross buns
  • Cream or ice cream, to serve
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

  1. Quarter and core the pears, then slice into wedges.
  2. Heat 40g butter in a pan, add the pear wedges, sprinkle with caster sugar and cook over a medium heat until they start to caramelise. Turn over and cook for a few more minutes, then divide between 4 plates.
  3. Halve 2 hot cross buns, heat another knob of butter in the pan and fry the buns in the pan juices over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add 1 hot cross bun half to each plate and serve with cream or ice cream.

Buy ingredients online

Subscribe

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Rate & review

Rate

Reviews

Share a tip

Or, how about...?

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Easter recipes

Hot cross cheese and bacon toasties

Start Easter in decadent fashion with these moreish hot cross...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Easter baking ideas

Hot cross bun brownies

Paul A Young  combines chunks of hot cross buns  with...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Biscuit recipes

Hot cross millionaire’s shortbread

We’ve injected the warming flavours of a hot cross bun...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Hot cross bun recipes

Hot cross bun loaf

Debbie Major’s hot cross bun loaf is flavoured with aromatic...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.