Royal feast!

With the search on to find a new pudding to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we decided to choose some of our own faves

- Lizzie Fiducia

GLUTEN-FREE PEAR, WALNUT & MAPLE PUDDING

SERVES 6 PREP 15 MINS COOK 45 MINS

• 50g butter

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• 3 beurre bosc pears, peeled, cored

• ½ cup chopped walnuts

• 100g butter, softened

• 2/3 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 eggs

• 2 cups sifted gluten-free self-raising flour

• 3/4 cup milk

• raspberries, small mint leaves, icing sugar, maple syrup, to serve

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease an 8-cup ovenproof casserole dish and place in a large, deep baking dish.

2 In a frying pan, melt butter on high. Stir in maple syrup. Add pears and cook 3-4 mins until just tender. Stir walnuts through. In a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, maple syrup and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.