Pear, Ginger & Date Tart
Poached pears, stem ginger frangipane & dates
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Pears are one of those fruits that I always seem to forget about and yet every time I eat one I thoroughly enjoy it, I don’t want to say they’re underrated because I think I might be the only one guilty of underrating them, whatever the situation, those days are over because from now on I will be singing their praises.
This tart is fairly simple in terms of it’s components, what makes it good is the combination of flavours, it’s sweet and fruity from the poached pears, nutty with a bit of heat from the ginger frangipane and caramel-y from the dates. It works great as both a large tart and mini tarts, the mini ones are actually slightly easier as you can skip the blind bake so if you’re in a hurry, I’d recommend making minis. This recipe makes enough for 2 large tarts or 16 mini tarts, you can half it if you like but I prefer to make larger batches and freeze any excess. I made one large tart and 8 mini tarts which I froze unbaked, I like to have an emergency snack stash in the freezer!