Ingredients
- 60g dates chopped
- 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 150g unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup Natvia
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 40g almond meal
- 1 cup buttermilk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a baking tray.
- Spread the chopped dates in the baking tray. Melt 50g butter and pour into the tray.
- Add the pear slices on top of the dates.
- Beat together 100g butter and Natvia. Followed by adding vanilla extract and eggs.
- Combine all dry ingredients, add to the mix. Also add the buttermilk. Mix until well combined.
- Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, cover with foil if surface starts to brown too quickly.
- Toss flaked almond in cinnamon and bake in oven for roughly 10 minutes until golden.
- Sprinkle the almond on top.
- Serve with cream to taste.
