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Pear verbena tarts

Crisp sweetcrust pastry cases, a velvety diplomat cream flavoured with verbena, and slices of poached pears for delicious and dainty pear verbena tarts.

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Last modified on: November 22^th 2023

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For 18 pieces, you will need:

1 18 tart cases
2 2 cups Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
3 verbena
4 12 Poached pears
5 2 cups Chantilly cream

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59 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 2 cups Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) using the normal method, but at the start leave a handful of verbena leaves to infuse in the milk (instead of the vanilla).

This will give you a verbena-flavoured custard.

Cover and leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut 12 Poached pears into small pieces and drain carefully.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Prepare ing5.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

And fold gently into the cooled verbena-flavoured custard. Beat for a few seconds by hand to "loosen".

This is now a verbena diplomat cream.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Transfer the cream to a forcing bag.

Stage 6 - 6 min.

Pipe a generous layer of cream into each tart case.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Arrange a layer of pear slices on top...

Stage 8

...ideally in the shape of a flower.

Stage 9

For a finishing touch, garnish with a sprig of verbena.

Your little pear verbena tarts are ready.

Remarks

For a quicker, simpler version of this recipe, use a classic sweetcrust pastry and a simple confectioner's custard (without added whipped cream).

If you have any leftover cream and fruit (which often happens, I assure you), make little verrines by layering the pears in small glasses with a generous topping of cream.

Keeping

Should be eaten the same day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,799 Kcal or 11,719 Kj	113 gr	500 gr	437 gr
140 %	43 %	47 %	66 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
156 Kcal or 653 Kj	6 gr	28 gr	24 gr
8 %	2 %	3 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
156 Kcal or 653 Kj	6 gr	28 gr	24 gr
8 %	2 %	3 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 18 pieces : 9.40 €
Per piece : 0.52 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinois, Raisin breads (pains aux raisins), Yvetot Douillons, Peach and green tea tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , ... All
	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Pavlova, Coupe Augustin, Key Lime Pie for Jeremy, Viennese chocolate cups, ... All
	Tart cases: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Double raspberry tartlets, Little lime tarts, Little apple and verbena tarts, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, ... All
	Poached pears: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poire Belle Hélène, Fresh fruit in sabayon, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Tarte Bourdaloue, ... All

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