How to Make Maple-Pear Tarte Tatin - A Step-by-Step Guide

For those who love the taste of autumn, a Maple-Pear Tarte Tatin is the perfect dessert to make. This sweet treat combines the rich flavors of maple syrup with the delicate sweetness of pears, all wrapped up in a flaky, buttery pastry crust. It's a beautiful and delicious dessert that is sure to impress your friends and family.

The origins of Tarte Tatin are said to be in a French hotel in the 1880s, where the Tatin sisters, who ran the hotel, accidentally cooked their apple tart upsid...

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Ingredients

  • ½ (17.3 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 4 firm pears - peeled, cored, and halved, or more as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 9-inch tart

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Roll puff pastry out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; place in the refrigerator.
  • Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat; stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook and stir until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir maple syrup into brown sugar mixture; cook, stirring, until mixture begins to bubble. Remove skillet from heat.
  • Place one pear half, cut side up, into the center of skillet. Cut remaining pear halves in half again; arrange pear quarters around the center pear, cut sides up.
  • Place skillet over medium-low heat; cook pears, basting with syrup mixture, until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  • Remove puff pastry from refrigerator; place pastry over pears, tucking edges of pastry around pears inside skillet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden, about 20 minutes; allow to cool for 5 minutes. Place a serving plate over skillet; invert to remove tart (skillet will still be hot). Serve warm.
  • Nutrition

    329 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 15mg
    • Sodium: 122mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 42g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 23g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 27mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 152mg