Blackberry and Pear Tart on Puff Pastry
This beautiful and elegant tart is made with puff pastry, fresh blackberries, and pears.
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- Pastry brush
Ingredients
- 3 cups Pears Sliced
- 1.5 cups Blackberries
- 1 sleeve Puff Pastry thawed
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Sugar sanding or organic sugar
Instructions
- Place thawed puff pastry on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Stretch it to fill most of the pan.
- Score the edges about 1/4 inch from the edges.
- Turn up the edges along the scored marks and brush with an egg wash.
- In a small saucepan heat 1 cup of the berries with 1/8 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 - 10 minutes, occasionally smashing the berries with a potato masher.
- Remove the blackberry sauce from the heat and allow to cool for a minute or two.
- Brush the sauce all over the puff pastry.
- Arrange the sliced pears on top and sprinkle some blackberries around.
- Brush an egg wash or cream on the edges of the puff pastry.
- Sprinkle ground cinnamon and sugar over the top.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until its golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack before cutting into 9 pieces.
- Serve alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 8mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 91IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.3mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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