MAPLE-PEAR TARTE TATIN
Pears poached in a maple caramel sauce then baked with a traditional puff pastry crust, a simple yet elegant dessert. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!
Provided by WestCoastMom
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll puff pastry out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; place in the refrigerator.
- Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat; stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook and stir until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir maple syrup into brown sugar mixture; cook, stirring, until mixture begins to bubble. Remove skillet from heat.
- Place one pear half, cut side up, into the center of skillet. Cut remaining pear halves in half again; arrange pear quarters around the center pear, cut sides up.
- Place skillet over medium-low heat; cook pears, basting with syrup mixture, until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
- Remove puff pastry from refrigerator; place pastry over pears, tucking edges of pastry around pears inside skillet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden, about 20 minutes; allow to cool for 5 minutes. Place a serving plate over skillet; invert to remove tart (skillet will still be hot). Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.3 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 121.5 mg, Sugar 23.2 g
MAPLE PEAR TARTE TATIN
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350* Melt butter in 8" non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the maple syrup and arrange the pear in the base of the pan. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until soft; remove from heat. Roll out pastry dough and cut enough pastry to cover pan interior. Bake tart 20-25 minutes or until golden and puffed. Let stand 2 minutes. Invert on to plates and serve w/whipped cream or ice cream.
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