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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.

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Last modified on: July 13^th 2022

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 500 ml Pears
2 25.8 ml butter
3 38 ml caster sugar
4 200 ml Paris flan filling
5 150 ml whole milk
6 40 ml liquid cream
7 40 ml caster sugar
8 ½ vanilla pod
9 40 ml egg
10 17.46 ml cornflour
11 13 ml butter

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19 min.	44 min.	1 hour 3 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare the pears

Peel 500 ml Pears, cut into quarters and remove the core.

Cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Melt 25.8 ml butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 38 ml 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.

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 - 2 min.

Prepare 200 ml Paris flan filling.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Divide the diced pears between the buttered ramekins.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Cover with the custard.

Stage 8 - 25 min.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Stage 9

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.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,297 Kcal or 5,430 Kj	28 gr	212 gr	95 gr
65 %	11 %	20 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
122 Kcal or 511 Kj	3 gr	20 gr	9 gr
6 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
432 Kcal or 1,809 Kj	9 gr	71 gr	32 gr
22 %	4 %	7 %	5 %

% 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: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 4.01 €
Per person : 1.34 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Pears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Pear charlotte, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, 4 pears salad with vanilla, ... All
	Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Caramelised apple custards, Verbena flan, Pistachio custard tart, Alsatian apple tart, ... All
	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Cannelés, Paris flan filling, Gratin with Parmesan flavours, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit moelleux, Salad greens and small omelette, Provençal remoulade sauce, "Oeufs rabattus" with leeks, Muffin dough, ... All

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You can use all-purpose flour instead of cornflour, that was what chefs and pastry use in the past, you may need to cook a bit longer, just check carefully the consistency.
Posted by jh may 10^th 2020 at 11:07 (n° 2)
This looks delicious! I am in Russia, and I am not sure about being able to obtain cornflour. Would it alter the consistency of the custard if I were to use just regular all-purpose flour? Thank you :)
Posted by Lori may 10^th 2020 at 10:22 (n° 1)

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