Chocolate Walnut Pear Tart
This luscious tart combines all the tastes we love: rich chocolate, crunchy nuts and the fresh taste of fruit. Fortunately, it all comes together in a recipe that’s heart-healthy and as easy to make as it is to enjoy.
Print Recipe
Serves:
8
Ingredients
-
Non-stick pan spray
-
1 cup whole roasted walnuts
-
2/3 cup sugar
-
2 Tbsps butter, softened
-
2/3 cup egg white (3 egg whites)
-
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
-
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
-
½ tsp salt
-
3 firm, ripe Bartlett pears
-
½ lemon
-
2 Tbsps apple or passion fruit jelly
Method
-
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch removable-bottom tart pan; set aside.
-
In a food processor, combine nuts and sugar. Process until very finely ground. Add butter, egg whites, cocoa, vanilla and salt, and process until combined. Spread mixture evenly in prepared pan.
-
Peel, halve and core pears. Cut lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick slices, rubbing them with lemon as you work (to prevent discoloration). Arrange slices on chocolate mixture, slightly overlapping, without pressing in.
-
Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake until top is puffed and a toothpick inserted in center of chocolate comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
-
Heat jelly in the microwave or on the stove until liquefied. Gently brush pears with jelly. Let the jelly set, at least 20 minutes. Remove tart from pan and serve.