These delicious baked pears are served with a quick home-made ice cream for a luxurious Italian dessert. It serves 4, takes about 20 minutes to make and about 40 minutes to bake, plus freezing. INGREDIENTS: – 50g unblanched whole almonds – 8 amaretti biscuits, about 100g – 40g light soft brown sugar – few drops of vanilla extract – 1 egg white – 2 tsp lemon juice – 4 large, ripe and juicy pears – 150ml pear or apply juice INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUSTARD & YOGURT ICE CREAM: – 200g wholemilk or Greek natural yogurt – 500g low-fat fresh vanilla custard – 2 tbsp clear honey NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Per serving: 503kcals 17.7g fat (3.7g saturated) 11.7g protein 74.1g carbs 53.2g sugar 0.2g salt SEE MORE HERE: princessgemma.weebly.com

This marbled cherry and almond cake will go down a storm at any dinner party. Serves 6-8 Takes 20 minutes to make and 1 – 1 1/4 hours to bake, plus cooling Join my new group for more cooking videos www.youtube.com Ingredients 175g butter, softened 150g caster sugar 2 medium eggs, beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 tbsp milk 150g self-raising flour 100g ground almonds 6 tbsp Bonne Maman Red Cherry Conserve 15g flaked almonds Icing sugar, to dust