How to prepare Spiced Apple Pear Christmas Tart

As for any other tart or pie, first, you have to prepare the crust. For this you can easily prepare the dough with even one or two days in advance and keep it refrigerated until needed. 

While the dough is chilling you can prepare tha apple and pear filling. For this cut the apples and pears into small cubes and cook with sugar, spices, lemon juice and water. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes until they begin to soften slightly. Let it cool. 

Meanwhile you can blind bake the crust and let it cool before filling. 

Prepare the chocolate almond crunch layer by melting the semisweet chocolate with oil. Mix in the almonds and spread the mixture over the bottom of the crust. Let it set. Pour the apple and pear filling over the chocolate and almond layer. Smooth the top with a spatula. 

Prepare the white chocolate and mascarpone cream and pipe it on top of the apple and pear filling.

You can decorate the tart with sugar cookies and star anise, pecans, bombons, fresh rosemary or whatever you prefer for Christmas. 

Hope you will try this Spiced Apple Pear Christmas Tart, tag me on Instagram if you do and enjoy.

For more festive tarts you may also like this elegant White Chocolate Cranberry Tart. This Strawberry Basil Panna Cotta Tart is a delightful dessert with a great flavor combination.  

For a no-bake tart, you may like this No-Bake Chocolate Pecan Pie with Meringue Topping. This No-bake Chocolate Tart is one of the easiest tarts you can ever prepare and you don’t need more than 15 minutes to get it ready. This Cream Tart, beautifully decorated with fresh berries, flowers, and even macarons will always make a great impression.

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Spiced Apple Pear Christmas Tart

This Spiced Apple Pear Christmas Tart is a comforting delightful dessert perfect for the winter holiday gatherings! Thet tart is made with a buttery cocoa crust, with a crunchy chocolate almond layer topped with a spiced apple pear compote and a soft white chocolate cream. 

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas, Christmas tart, fruit tart, tart

Prep Time 1 hour hour

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 365kcal

Author Medana

Ingredients

Makes about 12 servings

Cocoa Tart Crust

• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp (140g) unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup (70g) sugar
• 1/4 tsp (1g) salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 ¼ (160g) all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (40g) cocoa powder

Crunchy Layer

• 3 tbsp (35g) semisweet chocolate
• 1 tbsp (14ml) vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup (20g) almond flakes

Apple Pear Compote

• 1 ¾ cup (200g) cubed apples
• 1 ¾ cup (200g) cubed pears
• 2 tbsp (30ml) lemon juice
• 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar
• 2 tbsp (30ml) water
• 3 tsp (9g) ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp (4g) ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp (2g) ginger
• 1/2 tsp (2g) ground cloves

White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream

• 1 cup (240g) Mascarpone cheese
• 2 tbsp (30g) powdered sugar
• 4.5 oz (130g) white chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup (60ml) whipping cream

For Decoration, optional

• sugar cookie stars
• pecans
• sprinkles

Instructions

Prepare the cocoa tart crust.

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. You can also use a hand mixer.
• Add the sugar, all at once and beat on medium speed until creamy and combined.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg and egg yolk, one at a time, and mix well after each one.
• Add the flour, cocoa, and salt and mix on medium speed until the dough comes together.
• Put it in a plastic film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
• Roll the dough between two pieces of parchment paper until it's about 0.2 inches (5 mm) thick.
• Press the dough onto the bottom and edges of the tart pan. Cut the excess dough. Prick it all over with a fork.
• Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes.
• Cover the dough (bottom and edges) with parchment paper. Fill the center with pie weights, rice or beans.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until firm. Let it cool on a rack.
• If you have leftover dough, you can make some stars with a cookie cutter for decoration.

Prepare the almond chocolate crunch layer.

• Place semisweet chocolate and oil over a bain marie, and let it melt completely.
• Fold in the almond flakes.
• Spread the mixture over the bottom of the tart crust.

Prepare the apple pear filling.

• Peel, core, and dice the apples and pears into little cubes.
• In a large saucepan, over low to medium heat, put the spices, sugar, lemon juice, water, and the cubed fruits.
• Cook for about 10 minutes, until they come all together and begin to soften slightly. Let it cool.
• Pour the filling over the crust and level it with a small spatula.

Prepare the white chocolate mascarpone cream.

• In a large bowl, mix mascarpone and powdered sugar until combined.
• Bring the whipping cream to a boil.
• Pour the hot cream over the white chocolate and mix to combine.
• Pour the hot white chocolate mixture over the mascarpone and mix at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Pipe even dollops of white chocolate cream on top of the tart.
• Decorate as you please. You can use cookie stars, pecans, crispy pearls, chocolate chips, etc. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving out of 12 | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.7g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 20.6g | Saturated Fat: 10.9g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 146mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 26g

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For the chocolate cake, I’ve used the recipe I’ve made before for the chocolate flourless cake and just added some almonds for extra texture and flavor. This Almond Chocolate Pear Cake is a gluten free, chocolaty dessert perfect for celebrating the arrival of fall.

How to make Almond Chocolate Pear Cake

Start by preparing a 10-inch (25 cm) springform pan with parchment paper. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).

Melt some chocolate and butter together until smooth. Let it cool a bit, then mix it with egg yolks, cocoa powder, ground almonds, a pinch of salt, and a bit of almond extract.

Whip egg whites until they’re fluffy, then gradually add sugar until it’s nice and sweet. Gently fold this mixture into the chocolate batter to make it light and airy. Pour the batter into the pan.

Slice some pears in half, but don’t cut all the way through, so they stay together. Place these pear halves on top of the batter. Bake for about 35-40 minutes until it’s done.

Let the cake cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Hope you will give it a try. Don’t forget to share the photos with me on Instagram. I would love to see how it turns out for you. Enjoy!

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Almond Chocolate Pear Cake

This is the first time I have ever paired pears with chocolate and I must say that I really loved it and I didn’t expect to be such a pleasant combination. If you like pears and chocolate you should definitely try this dessert. It is very flavorful due to the pears and almonds, and also very moist and rich which makes it simply irresistible.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate almond pear cake, chocolate pear cake, flourless chocolate pear cake, gluten free pear cake, pear cakem fall dessert

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 10 servings

Calories 359kcal

Ingredients

• 4 eggs , separated
• 7 oz (200g) semisweet chocolate (55-70%)
• 2/3 cup (150g) butter
• 1 tbsp (8g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup (100g) ground almonds
• 1/4 tsp (2g) salt
• 1 tsp (5ml) almond extract
• 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
• 3 or 4 ripe pears , peeled

Instructions

• Grease and line a 10-inch (25 cm) springform pan (with a removable base) with parchment paper. Separate egg yolks from whites. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Melt chocolate and butter over a bain-marie until smooth. Let it cool slightly. Add yolks one at a time and stir well. Stir in cocoa powder, ground almonds, salt and almond extract.
• Whip egg whites until foamy using a mixer. Gradually add sugar and whip until soft peaks form.  Gently fold the whipped whites into chocolate mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Cut pear halves in thin slices leaving one edge uncut.
• Place the sliced pear halves on top of the batter and bake for 35-40  minutes.
• Let it cool completely and refrigerate to set for at least 2 hours.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving out of 10 | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 34.6g | Protein: 5.5g | Fat: 24.8g | Saturated Fat: 12.2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sugar: 27.5g

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