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Easy Almond Pear Tart with Shortbread Crust

October 14, 2014 by Angela Roberts 8 Comments

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Easy Pear Almond Tart with Shortbread Crust by angela Roberts

If you love shortbread, (who doesn’t) and if you love just a little dessert at the end of a meal, not too sweet and just enough to end the meal, this is the dessert for you. This easy almond pear tart with a shortbread crust is also is the perfect dessert for a wine and cheese party.

It’s more than a cookie, but not quite a big dessert that will weigh you down. The crust is sweet, but not too sweet and the cream is just enough to hold together ripened pears flavored with vanilla and bourbon, and textured with crunchy, slivered almonds.

Some neighbors came over the other day to see the pictures of our trip to France and Italy. We set the pictures up on the TV monitor and served a lovely wine and cheese spread, complete with melon, prosciutto, and a delicious fig cake that had bits of chocolate in it.

I took this almond tart (from Chez Panisse) that I’ve made more times than I can count and rearranged it to include the sweetness of ripe pears. I also changed the shortbread crust recipe, which is now finally perfected.

This would be lovely served with a sweet wine or even a glass of port.

Almond Pear Tart with Shortbread Crust by angela roberts

A wine and cheese party is perfect way to invite people when there is no time (or desire) to actually cook. Everyone can serve themselves, take a nibble here and there, and enjoy the conversation. This is an explosion of flavors and textures. Sweet, salty, juicy, creamy, tart, crusty coming together and I’ll talk about that in a separate post. The texture of this easy almond pear tart was crumbly, sweet, tangy, salty and crunchy, just that last perfect bite of food.

If you like the idea of pears and almonds, you might also love this pear almond clafoutis, a lovely brunch recipe.

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Easy Almond Pear Tart with Shortbread Crust, the Perfect Dessert for a Wine and Cheese Party

A perfect easy to make almond pear tart on a shortbread crust, served at a wine and cheese party. Just sweet enough to end the meal.
Prep Time1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time2 hrs 10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons of frozen butter cubed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon iced cold water

Pear Almond Tart

  • shortbread crust as above
  • 2 pears ripened, peeled, cut into cubes
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract go lightly
  • 1 cup slivered almonds

Instructions

Mix flour, sugar, salt and zest.

  • Add in the frozen butter and mix in food processor for 10 seconds. Add egg. Add in cold water and mix in processor until a dough is formed.
  • Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour.
  • Take out, allow to warm up for 10 minutes.
  • Put into a tart pan. You will probably use your fingers to press into pan.
  • Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Use fork to put holes into dough.
  • Bake for 8 minutes 425. Reduce to 400 and bake for 12 minutes.

Tart

  • Heat cream, pears, bourbon, sugar until cream becomes translucent.
  • Add almonds. Allow to sit for 15 minutes.
  • Pour into prepared pan with removable bottom. You may have some left over.
  • Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Put another pan below as it may bubble over.
  • Serve at room temperature. Allow to cool or the shortbread crust will fall apart

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Filed Under: Dessert Recipes, French Recipes, Pie, Cobbler Tagged With: almonds, bourbon, flour, pears, vanilla

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    August 17, 2018 at 12:57 pm

    what size round tart pan is recommended ? Thank you?

    Reply
  2. Scarlet says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    This sounds absolutely wonderful. I love shortbread and almonds! Yum!

    Reply
  3. Sippitysup says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:56 am

    I want to come over and see your pics from the trip. You better get another tart in the oven. GREG

    Reply
  4. Sylvie | Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    October 15, 2014 at 1:28 am

    It all sounds prefect, both the wine and cheese party and the wonderful dessert to finish!

    Reply
  5. Johanne says

    October 14, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    Love the rectangular shape! Great seasonal recipe and gorgeous photography. Yum.

    Reply

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