Choose plain chestnuts
Use cooked peeled chestnuts without sugar or syrup. Sweetened chestnut puree has a different composition and does not replace the kernels unchanged.
European Recipe
Warm chestnut pudding with pears
Precooked chestnuts are blended into milk and thickened with cornstarch. Pears cook alongside in a little water and lemon juice.
Total time
30 min
Calories
246 kcal
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Chestnuts as the base for a warm dessert
Unsweetened cooked chestnuts give the pudding flavour and body. Cornstarch thickens the chestnut milk during brief cooking. The pears remain in small tender cubes. The dessert is served warm immediately and makes four servings.
Meals
Autumn Recipes
Fruit
Recipe
Warm chestnut pudding with pears
Finely pureed chestnuts in a warm milk pudding with tender steamed pear cubes and a little lemon.
Ingredients
4 servings
Method
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1
Prepare pears
Wash and core pears and cut into cubes about 1 cm small. Put in a small saucepan with water, lemon juice and 5 g sugar.
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2
Cook pears
Bring to a boil, cover and cook gently over low heat for about 8 minutes until the cubes are tender but hold their shape. Stir gently occasionally. Only a little juice should remain at the end; keep warm.
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3
Blend chestnuts finely
Meanwhile blend chestnuts very finely in a tall jug with 350 ml cold milk, remaining 20 g sugar and salt. Separately stir cornstarch smooth with remaining 50 ml cold milk.
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4
Cook pudding
Bring chestnut milk to a boil in a saucepan, stirring frequently. Stir the starch mixture again and whisk it in. Simmer gently over low heat, stirring, for about 2 minutes until smooth, thick and still spoonable.
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5
Serve warm
Divide pudding straight into small bowls. Add warm pear cubes with their little juice and serve warm immediately. The quantity makes four dessert servings.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Warm chestnut pudding with pears
Mix starch cold
First disperse starch without lumps in cold milk and stir again immediately before adding, because it settles at the bottom.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Replace pears with the same cored weight of skin-on apple. Cook until tender; cooking time and nutritional values may change.
Replace milk with the same amount of unsweetened oat drink. Flavour, sweetness and nutritional values change; the basic version is calculated with whole milk.
Nutrition per serving
246kcal
43.2 gCarbohydrates
5.3 gProtein
4.7 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Warm chestnut pudding with pears
The stated quantity refers to already cooked and completely peeled chestnuts. Cook raw chestnuts fully separately and remove both skins before weighing; this extra time is not included.
No. The pudding contains real cooked chestnuts, milk, measured cornstarch and sugar. Ready-made flavoured pudding powder is not part of the recipe.
No. Ripe washed pears are used with their edible skin. The weight refers to cored pieces without stalk and core.
It becomes firmer as it cools. For cold pudding, cool portions promptly and refrigerate until fully cold; this extra chilling time is not included in the stated warm preparation.
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