Indulge your taste buds with a delectable Pear Tart adorned with Toffee Shards, a symphony of flavors that will transport you to a realm of culinary bliss. This exquisite tart features a buttery, flaky crust encasing a luscious filling of juicy, caramelized pears, complemented by a tantalizing topping of toffee shards that shatter in your mouth with each bite. The fusion of sweet and tart flavors, combined with the textural contrast between the crisp crust, tender pears, and crunchy toffee, elevates this dessert to an art form. Embark on a culinary journey with us as we guide you through the steps of crafting this masterpiece, including a variation using puff pastry for those seeking a shortcut to perfection. Additionally, discover a delightful bonus recipe for a delectable Pear and Almond Cake, another irresistible treat that showcases the versatility of this exceptional fruit.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
RUSTIC PEAR TART
I saw a recipe for this rustic tart in a cookbook and wanted to try my own version of it. I changed the spices and chose my own fruits. It is a great dessert for the fall.-Lisa Varner, Charleston, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the pears, cherries and vanilla. Combine 3 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and ginger; sprinkle over pear mixture and stir gently to combine. Spoon over pastry to within 2 in. of edges; sprinkle with walnuts. Fold edges of pastry over filling, leaving center uncovered., Beat egg white and water; brush over folded pastry. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Using parchment, slide tart onto a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 239 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 107mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
PEAR TART
Steps:
- Place the currants in a small saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Allow them to boil for a minute and turn off the heat. Let them soak for about 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine flour, salt, and sugar, and cut in butter with a dough blender or 2 knives until it resembles a coarse meal. You can also use a food processor. Stir in egg yolks. Knead this mixture until smooth. This takes quite a bit of kneading (you might want to use 2 hands). Press the dough out on the bottom and sides of an 8 or 9-inch springform pan. Neatly finish the rim. In a large bowl, gently combine the pear slices with the lemon juice, spices, sugar, and currants. Carefully arrange the fruits in the crust. Dot with butter, sprinkle with sugar. Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until the crust is golden. Cool and serve.
PEAR TART WITH TOFFEE SHARDS
I love to cook, but I'm not a great 'baker' - this very easy tart is the exception. It's really easy and looks and tastes divine. The recipe is courtesy of the Age newspaper, Epicure section. A note - be careful when removing the cake as the toffee may still be hot. This might be more about my cake tin, but to prevent any toffee leakage - I've found it best to bake this with the cake tin sitting inside another, larger foil-lined baking tin.
Provided by amanda l b
Categories Tarts
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 170 C fanforced (190 conventional).
- Grease a 20 cm round cake tin with removable base. Line the base with baking paper.
- Place sugar and water in a small saucepan and warm gently until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat slightly and continue to cook until the liquid turns a light amber/caramel colour.
- Pour the sugar liquid into the cake tin and swirl around the base.
- Place the peeled and quartered pears on the cake tin base, with points touching in the centre to form a flower pattern.
- Beat together the eggs, brown sugar, vanilla essence and zests. Add the melted butter to the mixture.
- Mix the flour into the batter mixture, and then place spoonfuls of the mixture over the pears, aiming to completely cover the pears, but not disturbing their positioning.
- Bake in the oven for 30 -40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre.
- Remove from the oven and carfeully invert onto a plate when still warm. You may that the toffee runs a little or sticks to the paper base. Pull the toffee off and place as shards on the cake surface.
QUICK PEAR TART
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon together. Lay puff pastry sheet on a work surface brush with melted butter and sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar. Cut into 6 even pieces. Fan the pear slices over the puff pastry, using 1/2 a pear for each puff pastry square. Sprinkle tops of pear tarts with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake until pastry is golden and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove from tart from oven, sprinkle with cheese and bake until cheese melts, 5 minutes more.
PEAR TART
My sister-in-law brought this pretty pastry to dinner one night, and we all went back for seconds. It is truly scrumptious. -Kathryn Rogers, Suisun City, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Beat butter, sugar and cinnamon until crumbly. Beat in flour and walnuts. Press onto bottom and up sides of a 9-in. fluted tart pan with a removable bottom coated with cooking spray., For filling, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Spread into crust. Arrange pears over top. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over pears., Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake until filling is set, 15-20 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 199 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 112mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PEAR TART
This simple-to-make pear tart is sure to become a staple in your baking repertoire.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 12-inch round. Fit dough into a 9-inch removable bottom tart pan lifting into and pressing up sides. Refrigerate while you prepare almond cream (frangipane).
- In a food processor, pulse almonds and sugar until finely ground. Add butter, egg, flour, salt, and extract and process until well combined.
- Spread 1/4 cup jam over bottom of tart shell. Spread almond filling over; chill 15 minutes. Arrange pear slices on top, fanning them out. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and almond cream is puffed and set. Transfer to a wire rack and cool in the pan. Remove from pan. Melt remaining jam and brush over tart. Cool before serving.
THIN PEAR TART
Whip heavy cream with sugar and a little pear brandy to accompany the tart.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Combine cream cheese and butter in a food processor. Add flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt, and process until combined. Dough will be sticky. Turn dough out onto prepared baking sheet. With lightly floured fingers, pat dough out into a flat 8-inch circle.
- In medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar with lemon juice and brandy. Halve pear lengthwise; core; leave skin on. Cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices; transfer to lemon-juice mixture; coat well. Place slices in strainer to drain liquid. Arrange lengthwise around border of dough, overlapping slightly. Arrange remaining slices in center. Sprinkle tart with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Dust pears with cinnamon. Bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
PEAR TART WITH VANILLA CREME ANGLAISE
This elegant pear tart makes the most of winter's fruit offerings.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 4-by-13-inch tart
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until light golden and fragrant, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely, then finely grind in a food processor. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add almonds, egg, cream, and extract; beat until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Using a small offset spatula, spread filling in cooled tart shell. Arrange pear slices, overlapping them slightly, on top of filling. Generously sprinkle with sugar; place tart on a baking sheet. Bake until filling is slightly puffed and golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature with creme anglaise on the side.
SCANDINAVIAN PEAR TART
This luscious dessert combines the flavors of almond, cinnamon, cardamom, cream cheese, and pear to create a tart that will not soon be forgotten!
Provided by larkspur
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 3h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray.
- Beat sugar and butter together in a small bowl until crumbly. Beat in flour and almonds. Press over the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan.
- Beat cream cheese in another small bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Spread over the crust. Arrange pear slices over the cream cheese layer.
- Combine sugar, cardamom, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the pears.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until filling is set and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cool tart on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 316.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 62.7 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 123.7 mg, Sugar 25.7 g
PEAR TART
Steps:
- Place a rack in center of oven, and heat to 375 degrees. Place orange and lemon zest in bowl of a food processor, and pulse with sugar and cloves until powdery. With the machine running, pour the orange and lemon juice through the feed tube. Process until fairly liquid. Scrape mixture into a medium mixing bowl. Add pears, and gently toss to coat.
- Place one sheet of phyllo dough lengthwise on a cookie sheet. Brush it with melted butter. Top it with a second sheet, and brush with butter. Place a third sheet of phyllo crosswise to cover half of the previous layers. Leave some of the dough hanging over each side. Brush with butter. Repeat with another sheet of phyllo, this time covering the other half of the layers. Place another sheet lengthwise, and brush it with butter. Place the last sheet on top, but do not brush it with butter.
- Sprinkle walnuts in the center of the dough, forming a round 8 inches in diameter. Spoon pears over nuts. Loosely fold the phyllo up and over the pears; there will be a space in the center where the pears show through. Parts of the dough should stick up like a pocket handkerchief.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the phyllo is golden and the pears are tender. Carefully slide tart off pan onto a serving plate, using a spatula, if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 368, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 49 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 95 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- To achieve the perfect crust, ensure the butter is chilled and cubed before incorporating it into the flour mixture. This prevents the gluten from developing too much, resulting in a flaky and tender crust.
- Avoid overworking the dough. Mix it just enough until it comes together to prevent a tough crust.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This helps prevent the dough from shrinking during baking.
- When blind-baking the crust, use pie weights or dried beans to weigh down the parchment paper. This prevents the crust from puffing up.
- For the pear filling, choose ripe but firm pears that will hold their shape during baking.
- Slice the pears thinly and evenly to ensure they cook evenly.
- To make the toffee shards, use a candy thermometer to ensure the sugar reaches the correct temperature, which is crucial for achieving the right consistency.
- Spread the toffee shards on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper immediately after making them, as they will harden quickly.
Conclusion:
This pear tart with toffee shards is a delectable dessert that combines the flavors of sweet pears, buttery crust, and crunchy toffee. The detailed instructions and tips provided in this recipe ensure that you can recreate this stunning tart at home. Remember to follow the steps carefully, and don't be afraid to experiment with different pear varieties to find your favorite combination. Indulge in the delightful flavors and textures of this irresistible pear tart, perfect for any occasion.
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