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, .
67 K 4.0/5 (22 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
5.20 €
6 people
8 IngredientsLast 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
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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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.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 200 RDI=80 % | 1,300 RDI=120 % | 950 RDI=150 % | 2,450 RDI=120 % | 10,260 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=6 % | 100 RDI=9 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 770 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 220 RDI=20 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 410 RDI=20 % | 1,710 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 5.20 €
- Per person : 0.90 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Vanilla ice cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Profiteroles, Poire Belle Hélène, Peach Melba, Ice-cream Vacherin, Baked Alaska, ... See them all 5
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini palmiers, Mini lemon millefeuilles, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Courgette tart with mint, Millefeuille, ... See them all 72
Butter
Like these other recipes: Soft apple cookies, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Moist chocolate cake, Gingerbread, Almond mug cake for Mary, ... See them all 481
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Far Normandy-Brittany, Vanilla ice cream, Candied grapefruit peel, ... See them all 363
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