Chocolate and Pear Tart
A Jamie Oliver Sainsbury's recipe for Chocolate and Pear Tart.
Ingredients
- 1 pack fresh dessert short crust pastry
- 125 g ground almonds
- 2 free range eggs
- 125 g butter, softened
- 95 g caster sugar
- 185 g Luxury Continental Belgian dark chocolate, melted
- 3 conference pears, peeled, cored and quartered
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, gas mark 5. Rolloutthepastryuntil1/2cmthickanduseittolinea 24cmtarttin.Leaveinthe freezer to rest for at least 20 minutes, or as long as you can. Bake the pastry for around10minutesinthepreheatedoven,then remove,setaside,andreducethe oven temperature to 170°C, 325°F, gas mark 3. Mix your almonds, eggs, butter and sugar together, and stir in the melted chocolate while still warm. Pour the mixture evenly into the pastry case. Press the pears into the chocolate and almond mixture. Bake the tartfor 45 minutes untilthe pastryis goldenbrown and the chocolate and almond mixture is firm. Serve warm with crème fraiche.
- 2
Christmas Pound Pudding Prep and cook time: 2 hours + Serves: 6