French Market Recipe 2026 24
Les tartelettes aux poires, gingembre et chocolat
Pear, ginger and chocolate tartlets
Ingredients for 4 people
- 4 frozen readymade 40mm butter tartlets
- 4 ripe pears
- Small piece of fresh ginger
- 1 bar of Valrhona 70% chocolate
- 60g unsalted butter
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C degrees
- Defrost the tartlets 10 minutes
- Cover tartlets and blind bake for 10 minutes
- Cut butter into tiny pieces
- Peel, core and thinly slice the pears
- Peel and grate the ginger
- Remove pastry tartlets from the oven
- Layer the sliced pears in circles inside the tartlets
- Sprinkle with the grated ginger and butter over the pears
- Cover with baking paper and bake for about 30 minutes until pears are soft
- Grate the chocolate bar
- Remove tartlets from oven and sprinkle the grated chocolate over the top of the pears.
- Bake for a further 10 minutes so that the chocolate melts over the pears. Serve with a bowl of crème fraiche and a chilled glass of Pear spirit from the French Market shop, or order online at www.Frenchmarket.co.za.
Bon Appétit