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I’ve never really cooked with pears before, but when a friend gave us some Japanese pears from a tree in her yard I felt I needed to make something nice.

These seemed pretty small so I just used all of them.
They weighed roughly a pound and a half.
After I peeled them I cut them in half and used a melon ball tool to remove the seeds & core.
Then I cut them into thin slices.
I added flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt to the slices and stirred to coat all the slices.

To make a quick job of it I just used store bought pie crust that had come to room temperature. I placed it on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper then unrolled the dough.

I piled the pear slices on top leaving about an inch border all the way around.
Then I folded up the edges all the way around and baked it for 40 minutes.

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Rustic Pear Tart

Quick and easy dessert
Course: Dessert

Materials

  • 4-5 small Pears
  • 1 Pie Crust (store bought)
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Cold butter cubed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Bring the store bought pie crust from the fridge to the counter to come to room temperature, about 20 minutes
  • Meanwhile, peel pears using a standard vegetable peeler.
  • Cut pears in half, use a melon ball tool to remove the core & seeds.
  • Cut into thin slices
  • In a medium size bowl, combine the pear slices with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt & flour. Set aside.
  • Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Unroll the store bought pie crust onto the parchment paper.
  • Pile the pears in the center of the crust, leaving about an inch border all around.
  • Fold the edge of the crust up all the way around.
  • Dot with butter.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes.