Chocolate Pear Tart
  • For : 6 servings
  • Time : 1 hour
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Chocolate Pear Tart :

  • 6 pears
  • 70 g dark coating chocolate
  • 3 Tablespoons almond powder
  • 300 g shortcrust pastry
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons thick crème fraîche
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Technical stages for Chocolate Pear Tart :

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Prepare all ingredients:

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...andline a tart mold with this pastry.

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Cover the bottom with parchment paper and aluminium baking stones to prebake the tart shell.

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Prebake for about 10 minutes in oven preheated to 190°C.

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When finished, remove the parchment paper and the baking stones.

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Peel, split in half and seed the pears. Cover them with the juice of a lemon so that they will not brown. Drain them.

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Keep the juice of the lemon, add sugar, 2 tablespoons of almond powder, 1 egg yolk and 1 pinch of salt.

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Mix well.

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Beat the 2 egg whites very firm.

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Delicately add them to the dough that was previousely obtained.

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Sprinkle the bottom of the pie shell with the remaining almond powder.

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Garnish the shell with the mixture.

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Place nicely the halved pears.

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Bake in hot oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

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Meanwhile, heat the crème on very low heat.

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Add the chocolate cut in pieces and mix well to obtain a smooth mixture.

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When baked, remove the tart from the oven. Coat the surface of the tart with this chocolate sauce.

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