Smoldering Peat Dessert
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 9, 2026
Chocolate crumble with pears and ice cream, echoing a smoldering peatland in dessert form.
Warm chocolate crumble with vanilla ice cream, served in a deep dish. Halved pears and dark crumbs on top create the silhouette of a smoldering peatland with flare-ups, referencing the ongoing underground fire in the Hoge Venen.
Ingredients
- 150 g dark chocolate
- 100 g flour
- 75 g butter
- 75 g sugar
- 2 large conference pears
- 1 tub vanilla ice cream (500 ml)
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Melt 75 g dark chocolate and the butter together in a bain-marie.
- Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the chocolate mixture and mix into crumbs.
- Cut the pears in half lengthwise, remove the core.
- Place the pear halves cut side down in a deep baking dish, tips pointing up like hills.
- Sprinkle the chocolate crumble around the pears, partially covering them to resemble peat mounds.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the crumble is crisp.
- Scoop vanilla ice cream between the pears when serving, as wet spots in the peat.
- Grate the remaining chocolate over the dish for a smoldering effect.
Serving notes
- Serve in a deep dish for the 'meters deep' effect.
- Let the ice cream melt over the warm crumble to 'extinguish' the fire.