Sunbeam HP5500 Chocolate Self- Saucing Pudding, Topping, Poached Pears in Red Wine, Star Anise

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DESSERTS
Chocolate Self- Saucing Pudding	Serves 4
100g unsalted butter, melted
½ cup milk
1 egg
1 cup self raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
½ cup caster sugar
Topping:
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 cups boiling water

1.In a mixing bowl, combine butter, milk and egg.

2.In a separate large bowl, sift flour and cocoa together and mix in the sugar.

3.Gradually add the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix well. Spoon into 1.6 litre pudding basin, and place in the slow cooker.

4.Combine the cocoa and brown sugar together, sprinkle over the top of pudding. Carefully pour boiling water over the mixture.

5.Cover and cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours or on LOW for 5-6 hours.

6.Serve hot with ice-cream or custard.

Poached Pears in Red Wine	Serves 4-6
and Star Anise

1½ cups dry red wine

¾cup sugar 2 star anise

6 medium pears

3 thick strips lemon rind

1.Place wine, sugar and star anise into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until sugar is dissolved.

2.Place pears into the slow cooker, turning to coat well with sugar syrup. Add lemon peel, cover and cook on HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6 hours, turning occasionally to coat.

3.To serve, remove pears from the slow cooker and place onto a serving plate. Pour syrup over pears. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Spiced Rhubarb and Berry Compote Serves 4-6

2 bunches of rhubarb, cut into 2cm pieces

500g frozen mixed berries ¾ cup sugar

1 cinnamon quill

3 whole cloves

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1.Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker.

2.Cover and cook on LOW 3-4 hours.

3.Serve hot with ice-cream or with your favourite pudding.

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