Pear Friands

Ok, so I would probably categorise these as a party food, but they were also absolutely delicious, rich in good fats, and full of fibre from the whole pears and almonds.

Pear Friands

1 cup almond meal

1/2 cup SR flour

100g canola margarine

2 very ripe pears, cored and pureed fresh with skin

Juice of half a lemon

1 tsp vanilla extract

100g icing sugar

3 egg whites

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees and lightly grease friand tin or prepare cupcake papers
2. Beat egg whites until stiff
3. Mix all other ingredients together in a large bowl
4. Add a little of the egg white mix to the large bowl and stir to combine well
5. Add remaining egg white and fold in very gently with a metal spoon
6. Spoon into tin or papers
7. Bake at 200 degrees for about 25 min