Ocado Ripen at Home Conference Pears

Ocado Ripen at Home Conference Pears.

Conference pears have a green to light yellow colouring with a russeted skin. They're known for their mild, sweet and juicy flavour which is balanced with a subtle acidity and adds a bit of tang. You may also detect a subtle hint of spice, like a touch of cinnamon or nutmeg. Leave in your fruit at room temperature for a few days to ripen to your liking.

When ripe, the flesh of Conference pears is smooth and almost melts in your mouth. As a medium pear is 1 of your 5 a day, they can be enjoyed as a delicious snack on the go, diced into salads, paired with cheeses like brie, gorgonzola, or cheddar, and baked, roasted or poached for dazzling desserts.

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Country of origin may vary due to seasonality specifically between Belgium, Holland and the UK.

Ripen fruit at room temperature then store in the fridge once ripe.

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Ocado Retail Ltd.,
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Herts,
AL10 9NE,
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Apple and Pear Crumble
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 55 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients:
45g of plain flour
45g of wholemeal flour
120g of butter, cold and cut into small pieces, plus extra for the baking dish
45g of rolled oats
75g of muscavado sugar
75g of pecan nuts, roughly chopped
500g of cooking apples, cored and cut into bite-sized pieces (approx. 2cm)
400g of conference pears, cut into bite-sized pieces (approx. 3cm) 0.5 lemon, juiced
3tsp of caster sugar
2cm of piece of ginger, grated or minced
50g of sultanas
1tsp of ground cinnamon
1tsp of vanilla extract
0.5 cup of vanilla ice cream or custard

Method

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas mark 5 and grease a rectangular baking dish with butter. In a medium bowl, add the flours, butter, oats and sugar. Using your fingertips, lightly rub the butter into the dry ingredients until a coarse breadcrumb texture is achieved. You could also pulse these ingredients together in a food processor if you have one, but be careful not to over-mix as you will lose the texture of the oats. Mix in the chopped pecan nuts then set aside.

Step 2
In a separate bowl, toss the apples, pears, lemon juice, caster sugar, ginger, sultanas, cinnamon and vanilla extract until well combined. Transfer to the greased baking dish, then scatter over the crumble topping.

Step 3
Bake the crumble in the oven for 50-55 mins. Check on the crumble after 30 mins and if the topping is already deeply golden brown, cover the crumble with tin foil for the remaining baking time.

Step 4
Leave the finished crumble to stand for 5-10 mins before serving with vanilla ice cream or custard.