Little caramelized peach tarts
This is an elegant summer dessert: a thin base of puff pastry, topped with caramelized peach slices.
For a delicious contrast of hot and cold, serve with the reduced caramel and citrus sauce poured over over hot and, at the last minute, a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, .
For a delicious contrast of hot and cold, serve with the reduced caramel and citrus sauce poured over over hot and, at the last minute, a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, .
20,3724.0/5 for 21 ratings
Last modified on: September 11th 2016
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
30 g caster sugar - 3
3 peaches - 4
50 g butter - 5 100 g caster sugar
- 6
1 orange - 7
½ lemon - 8
200 g Vanilla ice cream - Total weight: 1,335 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 39 min. | 1 hour 15 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Roll out the puff pastry and cut circles about 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) diameter, allowing one per peson. A cutter is the best way to do this.
Lay the circles on a baking sheet and dust with icing sugar. Then lay a second baking sheet or wire rack on top to prevent them puffing up too much in the oven.
Roll out the puff pastry and cut circles about 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) diameter, allowing one per peson. A cutter is the best way to do this.
Lay the circles on a baking sheet and dust with icing sugar. Then lay a second baking sheet or wire rack on top to prevent them puffing up too much in the oven.
Stage 2 - 25 min.
Bake for about 25 minutes until the pastry is nicely browned. Set aside.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Peel 3 peaches (use the same method as for tomatoes.
Slice each peach into 8 segments and trim off the inner edge of each one, as this can sometimes be rather hard where it was next to the stone.
Slice each peach into 8 segments and trim off the inner edge of each one, as this can sometimes be rather hard where it was next to the stone.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 100 g caster sugar.
Leave to caramelize slightly.
Leave to caramelize slightly.
Stage 5
Add the sliced peaches...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...and sauté for 2 or 3 minutes in the caramel.
Stage 7 - 6 min.
Sit a circle of puff pastry on each plate and arrange the peach slices on top.
Stage 8 - 7 min.
Make a syrup by pouring the juice of 1 orange and ½ lemon into the pan (still on high heat).
Leave to reduce, stirring from time to time, until the syrup thickens.
Leave to reduce, stirring from time to time, until the syrup thickens.
Stage 9 - 6 min.
Pour over the sliced peaches while still hot.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Top with a ball or quenelle of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.
Remarks
This recipe can be varied with other fruits (citrus segments, for example) and different flavours of ice cream. Another delicious combination is white peaches with fresh mint ice-cream.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,101 Kcal or 8,796 Kj | 12 gr | 275 gr | 106 gr |
| 105 % | 5 % | 26 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 157 Kcal or 657 Kj | 1 gr | 21 gr | 8 gr |
| 8 % | <1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 350 Kcal or 1,465 Kj | 2 gr | 46 gr | 18 gr |
| 18 % | 1 % | 4 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.32 £
- Per person : 0.72 £
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Vanilla ice cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poire Belle Hélène, Baked Alaska, Peach Melba, Ice-cream Vacherin, Profiteroles, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Maroilles cheese quiche, Ham "friand" pie, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Tomato and courgette tart, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut moelleux, Lime (or lemon) curd, Oat shortbread biscuits, Sesame cookies, Montbenoit's canapés, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Apple paste, Apple paste, ... All |
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