Pear and chocolate tart is an easy to make French classic dessert. An indulging chocolate ganache along with juicy pears on top of a pie crust, so simple and yet so delicious!
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⭐ Why you'll love this recipe
Pear and chocolate tart is yet another French classic dessert. It's one of my favorite fruit tart. Why is it so good? Because pear and chocolate make the best team ever!
I believe this pear and chocolate ganache tart would make a perfect Thanksgiving dessert! Another great option would be my Gluten free French apple tart or my Easy pumpkin pie without evaporated milk.
📖 Ingredient notes
- Puff pastry or pie crust. I'm using store bought gluten free puff pastry because yes, sometimes it's nice to have part of the work done for you. You can also use regular puff pastry if you're not gluten free or a sweet pie crust. If you are paleo, you can use my AIP pie crust recipe which is also paleo compliant. If you love savory tarts made with puff pastry, you will love my French Tomato Tart and my Spinach and Goat Cheese Tart.
- Dark chocolate. Be careful to check the ingredients of the dark chocolate. Select dark chocolate according to your own diet restrictions. You can find in store dark chocolate that is clearly labelled vegan and/or paleo to help you make your choice.
- Coconut milk. Make sure to use additive free coconut milk, which means that it contains only coconut and water.
- Pears. The best option is to use fresh ripe pears but if they are not in season or if you can't find any, you can use canned pears (make sure to drain them). Again make sure to check the ingredients on the can before buying them.
- Starch of your choice. If you are not on a paleo diet, you can either use corn starch or potato starch. If you are on a paleo diet use arrowroot or tapioca flour/starch.
For the quantities and complete list of ingredients for this pear and chocolate tart recipe, please see the recipe card below.
🥣 Step by step instructions
- Roll out the puff pastry or pie crust. Transfer to a pie pan lined with parchment paper. Prick the pie crust or puff pastry with a fork to prevent it from inflating.
- Then put it for 10 minutes in the oven to precook it.
- In the meantime, cut the pears in half, peel them and remove the seeds and core by digging in the pear flesh with a knife (as shown on the picture below).
- Then put the chocolate in a saucepan and make it melt with the coconut milk over medium low heat.
- Once the chocolate is melted, add the starch and stir. Let it cook for 5 minutes while still stirring.
- Spread the chocolate mix over the pie crust. Add the pears on top of the chocolate.
- Optional: you can cut the pears crosswise to decorate. Put the pear and chocolate tart in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until it gets a nice golden color. And voilà! Let it cool and serve. Bon appétit!
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📋 Recipe / Recette
French Pear and Chocolate Tart
An indulging chocolate ganache along with juicy pears on top of a pie crust, so simple and yet so delicious!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 store bought (gluten free) puff pastry or if you are paleo use my homemade pie crust recipe
- 4 pears fresh and ripe (or canned pears)
- 200 grams dark chocolate
- 200 ml (½ cup + ⅓ cup) coconut milk additive free
- 1 Tablespoon starch of your choice (see notes below for more information)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C)
- Roll out the store bought puff pastry or pie crust.
- Transfer to a pie pan lined with parchment paper.
- Prick the pie crust or puff pastry with a fork to prevent it from inflating. Then put it for 10 minutes in the oven to precook it.
- In the meantime, cut the pears in half, peel them and remove the seeds and core by digging in the pear flesh with a knife.
- Then put the chocolate in a saucepan and make it melt with the coconut milk over medium low heat. Once the chocolate is melted, add the starch and stir. Let it cook for 5 minutes while still stirring.
- Spread the chocolate mix over the pie crust. Add the pears on top of the chocolate. Optional: you can cut the pears crosswise to make them more beautiful. Put the pie in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until it gets a nice golden color. And voilà! Let it cool and serve.Bon appétit!
Notes
Although I spend quite a lot of time converting all my recipes to cups (yes, manually, in my kitchen!) I highly recommend using a scale and measuring for weight rather than using cups. The reason for this is, apart from the whole debate on accuracy, the density of certain gluten free flours and starches differ a lot from one brand to another. Also keep in mind that all cups are not the same size all around the world which makes another good reason to use a scale so you won’t get this issue.
Starch of your choice: if you are not on a paleo diet, you can either use corn starch or potato starch. If you are on a paleo diet use arrowroot or tapioca flour/starch.
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition facts per serving
Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 7gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 444mgFiber: 6gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 33IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 3mg
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Passport Overused
Great post!
gohealthywithbea
Thank you so much!