Pear cream tart recipe

Name: Pear Cream Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 pears; 1 pie crust; 1 egg yolk; 15 cl heavy whipping cream; vanilla extract; a pinch of salt; cinnamon (optional)

Prep Time: 30 minutes - Cook Time: 40 minutes - Servings: 6

Pear cream tart fresh out of the oven, in a white fluted dish

Ingredients:

4 pears
pie crust (make it or buy it)
1 egg yolk
15 cl of heavy whipping cream
vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
(optional) cinnamon

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Line a tart dish with the crust and prick it with a fork.
Bake for 5 minutes.
Arrange the peeled, sliced pears on the crust.
(optional) Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Pour the cream over the pears (egg yolk, whipping cream, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt, whisked together).
Put the tart back in the oven, turn the oven off, and let the cream set for 5 minutes as the oven cools.

Notes:

Great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (à la mode).
When using apples instead of pears, I sprinkle the tart with brown sugar before baking. Apples are less juicy than pears, so you can skip pre-baking the crust.