At the moment it is all about pears. Did you notice? They have arrived in many kind and are just beautiful. My favourite to eat is the Pear Williams, when they are just ripe and full of juice. For some reasons, many Australians like their pears stone hard. I just don’t get it – apart for having a less messy fruit – because a hard pear has so little flavour compared to a ripe pear!
When it comes to dessert, pears can be used a number of way. My latest addition to the blog is the “Poire Belle Hélène”, the hero dish of the week. There are plenty more family desserts with pears either comforting or elegant, all delicious! Here you go:
The Poire Belle Hélène (Pear Belle Helene)
A French classic, elegant, light and always impressive. The pears are poached in a syrup often composed of white wine, spices such as cinnamon, vanilla, cloves and served with a hot chocolate sauce.
For my recipe, click HERE.
A family Pear and Almond Tart
This is a very easy tart. A recipe from Donna Hay. The beauty is that you do not need to worry about a pastry, there is none.
A number of pears variety work for this tart: Corella, Williams, Packam.
The recipe is HERE.
The mid-week pear and chocolate flan
Now, this is a family’s favourite, as much for children as for adults! It takes 5 minutes to make. A great way to use pears that need eating! Soooooo easy. Recipe: HERE!
The Pear and Chocolate Tart
A chocolate glazing hiding a melty creamy pear filling! This is a little more elaborate, not your mid-week type of dessert as it takes a bit more time to make. But yum yum yum! The photo is not exceptional I realise, time to do it once more and this time do mouth watering photos.
Another simple poached pear and its yogurt cake
Poached pears can be served just as such because they are truly beautiful. This pears were poached similarly to the “Poire Belle Helene“. The yoghurt cake is HERE.
The ever simple pear tart
If you are after something simple, not fancy, stop here. A pear tart is just that, similarly to an apple tart.
Use option B of the “Everyday apple tart” recipe and add the almond meal. Pears are juicy and the almond meal will soak up the juice and avoid a soggy tart.
