Caramelized pear custard tart
You may well be familiar with the famous French custard tart, with its creamy vanilla egg-custard filling. It can also be made in individual portions, in ramekins, for example.
Here is a delicious version with caramelized pears.
Here is a delicious version with caramelized pears.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: December 4th 2019
For 6 people, you will need:
- 0
1 kg Pears - 1
50 g butter - 2
75 g caster sugar - 3
300 ml whole milk - 4
80 g liquid cream - 5 80 g caster sugar
- 6
1 vanilla pod - 7
80 g egg - 8
35 g cornflour - 9 25 g butter
- Total weight: 1,728 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 56 min. | 1 hour 22 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare the pears
Peel 1 kg Pears, cut into quarters and remove the core.Cut into small pieces.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 75 g caster sugar.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
When this is well mixed, add the diced pears.
Mix briefly, then leave to caramelize on high heat.
Note: You will notice that the pears give off quite a lot of juice as they cook, which slows down the caramelization.
Mix briefly, then leave to caramelize on high heat.
Note: You will notice that the pears give off quite a lot of juice as they cook, which slows down the caramelization.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Stir from time to time so that the pears colour evenly. Take off the heat as soon as they are nicely coloured.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Prepare the custard filling
Put 300 ml whole milk, 80 g liquid cream and the inside of 1 vanilla pod into a pan on medium heat.Bring to the boil, then take off the heat, cover and leave to one side.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Put 80 g caster sugar and 80 g egg into a bowl and mix thoroughly.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Add 35 g cornflour, mix this in, pour in the hot milk and mix again.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pour the mixture back into the milk pan (after washing this out) though a fine strainer to remove any bits.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Put the pan back on low heat to thicken, stirring constantly.
There is no need for the custard to come back to the boil as it only needs to thicken slightly.
There is no need for the custard to come back to the boil as it only needs to thicken slightly.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Divide the diced pears between the buttered ramekins.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Cover with the custard.
Stage 13 - 25 min.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Stage 14
Enjoy either warm or cold.
Remarks
This recipe can easily be varied with other fruit (apples, plums, etc.). You can also add toasted nuts or a little granola.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,456 Kcal or 10,283 Kj | 35 gr | 334 gr | 109 gr |
| 123 % | 13 % | 31 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 142 Kcal or 595 Kj | 2 gr | 19 gr | 6 gr |
| 7 % | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 409 Kcal or 1,712 Kj | 6 gr | 56 gr | 18 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 5 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 5.80 €
- Per person : 0.97 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Pears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Tarte Bourdaloue, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Fresh fruit in sabayon, Yvetot Douillons, ... All |
| Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Panna cotta, Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Cannelés, Pistachio ice cream, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach fritters, Pistachio cream, Eggs in brioche nests, Quiche Bretonne, Crunchy little pieces of fish, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Alsatian apple tart, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Spring veal sauté , Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , ... All |
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