Dessert

Dark Chocolate Torte with Roasted Pear, Spiced Crème Fraîche & Hazelnut Streusel

Name: Dark Chocolate Torte with Roasted Pear, Spiced Crème Fraîche & Hazelnut Streusel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 100g dark chocolate (72%), chopped; 60g unsalted butter; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened; ¼ tsp fine sea salt; 2 large egg whites, room temperature; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 2 firm pears, peeled, halved lengthwise, cored; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp unsalted butter, for pears; 3 cardamom pods, crushed; 1 thyme sprig; 1 orange, zested and halved; ⅓ cup crème fraîche; ½ tsp ground cardamom; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground clove; 1 tbsp honey, for crème fraîche; 60g roasted hazelnut, coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted; ½ tsp fleur de sel

A dense, fudgy dark chocolate torte—neither cake nor mousse, but the beguiling space between—is paired with warm roasted pears spiked with cardamom and thyme, and topped with a spiced crème fraîche and a crunchy hazelnut streusel. German precision meets Mediterranean warmth in every bite.

1193calper serving 19gprotein 92gcarbs 90gfat 15min prep 28min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this