PEAR GALETTE WITH MASCARPONE

Pear Galette with Mascarpone image

This puffed pastry pear galette dessert is topped with a layer of cannoli filling and lightly spiced pears. Serve warm or cold for a delicious fall favourite!

Provided by Jennifer Apollonio

Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese, strained
1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese
⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
8 pears - peeled, cored, and sliced into wedges
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 frozen puff pastry sheet, thawed

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Place in the refrigerator.
Place pears, cornstarch, lemon juice, brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon into a bowl; mix well.
Place thawed puff pastry sheet into the bottom of an 11-inch tart pan. Spoon cheese mixture onto pastry and spread evenly. Arrange spiced pear mixture on top of the cheese mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.2 calories, Carbohydrate 50.3 g, Cholesterol 42.1 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 131.1 mg, Sugar 26.2 g