Pear and chocolate is such a lovely combination. We used our classic Frangipane recipe- with the addition of cocoa powder, ginger and cinnamon.
Pear and chocolate tart
Ingredients
Frangipane Recipe:
- 90 g butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 Tbsp cocoa
- 1 Paneton sweet pastry
- 3 pears
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 °C
- Butter baking tin with butter and line the tin with pastry
- Rest the tin in fridge while preparing the frangipane
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Beat one egg at a time until combined
- Add almond meal, vanilla bean, cinnamon and cocoa powder - combine well
- Spoon frangipane mixture into the tart base
- Thinly slice pears and place on top of the frangipane mixture
- Place in oven for 40 minutes until golden brown
- Drop temperature to 180 °C after 10 minutes of cooking
