Easier Pear Frangipane Tart

With flavorful pears set into sweet almond custard, Pear Frangipane Tart is a lovely dessert after dinner or beautiful at breakfast or brunch.

Every year, in my house, one new pie gets a special honor.  It gets to join my Thanksgiving pie line-up!  And this year’s honoree was a Pear Frangipane Tart. 

A pear Frangipane Tart combines ripe pears with a sweet almond custard.  I used to think I wouldn’t like it because I don’t like almond flavoring.  But while almonds (which I like) are an inherent part of this recipe, the almond flavoring is totally optional and be readily subbed out for vanilla. 

How to Make Pear Frangipane Tart

Despite its elegance and great flavor, the Pear Frangipane Tart is really quite easy to make.  It goes like this:

First, you blind bake your crust, then cool it.  Then you mix your frangipane filling and spread it into the cooled crust. 

Next you top the frangipane with peeled, cored, sliced pears.

Bake until golden. 

And sprinkle with powdered sugar. 

Making Pear Frangipane Tart Easier

Now in order to make five pies plus dinner for Thanksgiving, nothing could be too difficult.  My pie uses a standard pie crust rather than the traditional version which is sweeter and richer crust.  Since I was in a hurry and wanted to simply set a purchased crust into a tart pan, that was what I did.  It was still delicious–and I got to skip a step.  

Many people will also poach their pears in wine before using them in this dish.  For underripe pears, this is probably helpful.  But my pears were lovely and tender so I skipped the poaching.  Easier again!

Finally, when I sat down to analyze the flavors, I decided that the blend of pear and frangipane was key to the dish.  So when I increased the amount of frangipane for a 10 inch tart, I increased the number of pears to 4.  Bottom line?  If you experiment with pie size, keep the pear ratio high enough (Wouldn’t a rectangular tart be cute!)

Serving Pear Frangipane Tart

I served my Pear Frangipane Tart as part of my Thanksgiving pie line up. Since our gathering was smaller, I created boxes with slices of 5 different pies and shared with my siblings. 

This tarrt is lovely for a holiday or other festive event, but would also be at home for a casual dessert or even a picnic. 

And since I made so much pies, we had lots of leftovers!  This was great because the tart is perfect for breakfast or brunch as well!  

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Pear Frangipane Tart

With flavorful pears set into sweet almond custard, Pear Frangipane Tart is a lovely dessert after dinner or beautiful at breakfast or brunch.

Author: Inger

4.84 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Additional Time 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 45 mins

Course Desserts & Snacks

Cuisine French

Servings 8

Calories 358 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Frangipane:

• 2/3 cup finely ground almonds
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon flour or 1 T rice flour or 1/2 T cornstarch for gluten free
• 6 Tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoons Vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons cream

Other Ingredients

• 3 pears
• 1 pie crust commercial or your favorite homemade
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar for decoration

Instructions

 

• Set pie crust into a 9 inch removable bottom fluted tart pan. Press the crust into the pan sides, top with parchment paper, then fill with dried beans or pie weights. Blind bake at 400 F, until sides are turning golden, about 10 minutes, then remove weights and parchment and bake a little longer until bottom is set and dry. Remove pie from oven and let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F.
• Place the frangipane ingredients in a large bowl and whisk until well blended. Spread the frangipane over the cooled tart shell.
• Halve, peel, core and slice the pears into about ¼ inch slices (see picture). Arrange the sliced pears on top of frangipane fanning slightly, then bake 40 to 45 minutes. Cool before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 227mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21g

I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.

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