Pear Tart with Puff Pastry
Pear Tart with Puff Pastry is a delicious recipe for Fall, made with fresh pears and puff pastry. It's so good served warm with ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe pears, sliced (leave the skin on)
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- ⅛ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. corn starch
- Juice from half a lemon
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 egg, separated
- ¼ cup crystalized ginger, optional
- Turbinado sugar, sugar in the raw
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degree F.
- Line large baking sheet (with sides) with parchment paper.
- Roll out one sheet of puff pastry according to package directions, keeping square.
- In medium bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, crystalized ginger, and sliced pears.
- Pour pear mixture into center of puff pastry.
- Fold edges up around sides, making a tart.
- Brush edges of pie crust with egg white, and sprinkle generously with turbinado sugar.
- Add butter pieces on top of pears, in three or four small pads.
- Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
- Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving. Delicious with vanilla ice cream!
Notes
Reposted from NOV 2017.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 344kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 130mg, Potassium: 96mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 118IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 1mg