Chocolate and pear tart
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1 hour 25 min
A lovely pear tart with a base of chocolate - a match made in heaven! This tart is perfect for when juicy, ripe, local pears are in season.
Aeroz
11 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 200g plain flour
- 2 tablespoons light brown soft sugar
- 110g butter, melted
- 1 dash vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cold water, or as needed
- 3 ripe pears, cored, peeled and cubed
- 200g good quality dark chocolate
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 1 handful of flaked almonds
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:30min ›
Extra time:30min cooling ›
Ready in:1hr25min
- Prepare the pastry: In a bowl, combine the flour and sugar and form a well in the centre. Pour melted butter and vanilla in the centre and mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add a little water, starting with a teaspoon, and mix by hand until it forms a smooth dough. Form a ball, place it in a slightly floured bowl, place a clean cloth over the bowl and let dough rest at room temperature at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
- Roll out the pastry on a floured work surface and line a 23cm tart tin. Poke hole in the base of the pastry case with a fork.
- Melt the chocolate with the milk. Stir well, chocolate should remain thick.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of the pastry case. Cover with the cubed pears.
- Beat 2 eggs with brown sugar and cream. Pour over pears, then sprinkle almonds generously over top.
- Bake about 30 minutes. Let cool before serving.
