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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 6 pieces, you will need:

1 6 tart cases
2 150 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
3 verbena
4 4 Poached pears
5 150 g Chantilly cream
Total weight: 600 grams

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59 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 150 g 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 4 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
933 Kcal or 3,906 Kj	38 gr	167 gr	146 gr
35 %	11 %	12 %	16 %

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

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

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

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

How much will it cost?

For 6 pieces : 3.13 €
Per piece : 0.52 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Warm apple feuillantines, Ice-cream Vacherin, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, ... All
	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: St Tropez tart, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Pistachio cream, Pains briochés aux raisins, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), ... All
	Tart cases: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little apple and verbena tarts, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Little lime tarts, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, Double raspberry tartlets, ... All
	Poached pears: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Fresh fruit in sabayon, Tarte Bourdaloue, Poire Belle Hélène, ... All

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