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.
Last modified on: July 13th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 4 g Pears - 2
¼ cup butter - 3
0 kg caster sugar - 4
1 ¾ cup Paris flan filling - 5
1 1⁄3 cup whole milk - 6
½ cup liquid cream - 7 ½ cup caster sugar
- 8
1 vanilla pod - 9
½ cup Egg ( How to... ) - 10
0 kg 2 g cornflour - 11 0 kg 2 g butter
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 44 min. | 1 hour 3 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare the pears
Peel 0 kg 4 g Pears, cut into quarters and remove the core.Cut into small pieces.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Melt ¼ cup butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 0 kg 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 - 2 min.
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 |
| 3,612 Kcal or 15,123 Kj | 235 gr | 1,178 gr | 861 gr |
| 181 % | 90 % | 111 % | 130 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 170 Kcal or 712 Kj | 11 gr | 55 gr | 40 gr |
| 8 % | 4 % | 5 % | 6 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 602 Kcal or 2,520 Kj | 39 gr | 196 gr | 144 gr |
| 30 % | 15 % | 19 % | 22 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 8.01 €
- Per person : 1.34 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Pears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Poached pears, French Family Cake, Pear and lime meringue pie, Dijonnaise pear cake, ... All |
 | Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio custard tart, French custard tart, Verbena flan, Alsatian apple tart, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, ... All |
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Chocolate rice pudding, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Fresh mint ice-cream, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Penne with Mushrooms, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
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