FRENCH PEAR TART WITH NUTS

French Pear Tart with Nuts image

A very easy and quick pear tart with a puff pastry base and a topping of creme fraiche and mixed nuts.

Provided by Marie-Capucine

Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (17.25 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 (8 ounce) container creme fraiche
1 egg
¼ cup white sugar
¾ cup mixed nuts
3 pears - peeled, cored and sliced

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Unroll the puff pastry sheet and line a tart pan with it. Cut off any overhanging pastry. Prick pastry several times with a fork.
Stir together creme fraiche, egg, and sugar in a bowl until smooth. Fold in nut mix.
Arrange pear slices on puff pastry and cover with creme fraiche mixture.
Bake tart in the preheated oven until the filling is lightly colored and pastry has puffed up and browned, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 596.6 calories, Carbohydrate 48.2 g, Cholesterol 63.2 mg, Fat 42.9 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.1 g, Sodium 276.3 mg, Sugar 14.6 g