Chocolate Pear Tart
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 (15-ounce) can pear halves
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Lightly coat a baking sheet with oil or cooking spray.
- Place the sheet of puff pastry on the baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- (Turn the oven off; the rest of the tart does not require baking.)
- Meanwhile, place the sugar, chocolate chips, and cream in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
- Drain the pear halves and cut each one into 8 wedges.
- Place the wedges on paper towels and let drain for at least 15 minutes.
- (If the pears have too much juice on them it will make the chocolate watery.)
- Spread the chocolate over the top of the puff pastry, avoiding about 1 inch around the outside edge.
- Shingle the pear wedges over the chocolate.
- (The tart can be kept at room temperature for several hours before serving, but leftovers should be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated.)
- One medium pear can contain as much as 5 grams of fiber, which is beneficial to your heart, digestive system, and cholesterol levels.
- The same size pear contains only 100 calories even though it contains high concentrations of levulose, which is the sweetest of the natural sugars.
- Sweet, juicy, and healthy, how can you pass that up?
pastry, sugar, chocolate chips, heavy cream, pear halves
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-pear-tart-380163 (may not work)