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: October 10th 2021
Keywords for this recipe: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 Pears - 5
400 ml Poaching syrup - 6
150 g Chantilly cream - Total weight: 1,720 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 1 hour 29 min. | 1 hour 29 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.
This will give you a verbena-flavoured custard.
Cover and leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Peel 4 Pears, cut into quarters lengthways and remove the core.
Poach in 400 ml Poaching syrup until tender.
Drain.
Poach in 400 ml Poaching syrup until tender.
Drain.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Slice the pear quarters across into small pieces.
Stage 4
Leave on absorbant paper to finish draining thoroughly until needed.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Prepare 150 g Chantilly cream.
Stage 6 - 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.
This is now a verbena diplomat cream.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Transfer the cream to a forcing bag.
Stage 8 - 6 min.
Pipe a generous layer of cream into each tart case.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Arrange a layer of pear slices on top...
Stage 10
...ideally in the shape of a flower.
Stage 11
For a finishing touch, garnish with a sprig of verbena.
Your little pear verbena tarts are ready.
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.
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 |
| 1,410 Kcal or 5,903 Kj | 40 gr | 387 gr | 147 gr |
| 70 % | 16 % | 37 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 82 Kcal or 343 Kj | 2 gr | 23 gr | 9 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 235 Kcal or 984 Kj | 7 gr | 65 gr | 24 gr |
| 12 % | 3 % | 6 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 pieces : 5.63 €
- Per piece : 0.94 €
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)
 | Poaching syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poire Belle Hélène, Peach and green tea tart, Tarte Bourdaloue, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Citrus tart, ... 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: Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Chinois, Pistachio cream, Almond cream or frangipane, St Tropez tart, ... All |
 | Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear charlotte, Coupe Augustin, Strawberry Charlotte, Pavlova, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, ... All |
 | Tart cases: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little apple and verbena tarts, Little lime tarts, Double raspberry tartlets, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, ... All |
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