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Pear Galette Recipe and Other Fantastic Pear Desserts
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Did you now that California pear season runs from about mid July through December? That gives us plenty of time to take advantage of this delicious fruit and make some incredible pear desserts like this Pear Galette Recipe from our friend Rachel Dunston.
The first pears were brought west during the Gold Rush. Pear trees can be productive, or fruitful (pun intended) for almost 100 years. So chances are, your California pears are coming from generations old, family orchards. And you know how we feel about supporting family farmers!
How to Make This Pear Galette
We love this recipe because it can be baked in the morning and served as a breakfast. Or you can serve it cool in the evening. We’re making it easy by using ready-made puff pastry. Simply roll the pastry out, top it with sliced pears, brush it them with apricot jam and bake!
Scroll all the way down for the pear galette recipe.
Other Fabulous Pear Recipes to Make
Pear Fritters with Honey Glaze
These crispy, fluffy, and sweet Pear Fritters with a Honey Glaze from Britney Breaks Bread are a quick and easy recipe that comes together in about 30 minutes! Warm spices and juicy pears are topped with a cinnamon honey glaze to make this recipe absolutely delicious!
Chai Spiced Pear Crisp
Sweet pears, crisp oat topping and a blend of warm spices make this vegan chai spiced vegan gluten-free pear crisp the perfect fall dessert. You’ll love this cozy recipe from our friend G Free Foodie.
Pear Blackberry Pie
This Pear Pie from A Girl Defloured is studded with juicy blackberries and baked in a flavorful syrup made with red wine from California. The gluten free pie crust, which has also been lined with homemade almond paste, is flaky and flavorful and easy to work with. This pie tastes like just like a slice of autumn – California style.
Pear Berry Cobbler
This Pear Berry Cobbler from Baking the Goods makes the most of the summer with fresh and crisp Barlett Pears and juicy, bursting berries. Naturally sweet Bartlett pears meld with sweet tart berries under an airy blanket of tender buttermilk baby biscuits.
Pear Ricotta Cake
This recipe from Salt & Wind Travel is inspired by a famed bakery in the Amalfi Coast town of Minori. It’s everything they love about Italian desserts, not too sweet, easy to make, yet elegant.
The Best Recipe for Pear Crisp with Pistachio
We know a thing or two about fruit crisps around here and we happen to think that our version is the best! Our easy recipe for Pear Crisp combines perfectly ripened Bosc pears with California olive oil, ginger, and pistachios for an easy, delicious dessert that requires very little effort to make.
Pear Cake with Honey, Walnuts and Blue Cheese
If you’re looking for a sophisticated dinner party dessert, check out this gorgeous upside-down pear cake made with honey, walnuts and optional blue cheese from our buddy Eat the Love.
Pear Cranberry Crisp
Everything about this luscious pear crisp from Kate’s Best Recipes is over the top delicious. The melt-in-your-mouth ripe pears, the vibrant cranberries, and the crunchy topping made with almond flour and walnuts combine for true dessert bliss.
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Easy Pear Galette Recipe
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Mixer
Ingredients
- 4-6 Bartlett pears thinly sliced
- 1-2 Bosc pears thinly sliced
- 1 package full fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
- 1/3 cup apricot jam combined with 1-2 tsp water
- 1 package frozen puff pastry
- 1/3 cup honey roasted almonds chopped
Instructions
- Lay your puff pastry out on a cookie sheet over parchment paper and allow it to warm up until it can be worked with. I used 9, 5’“x5” sheets pressed together along the edges by hand making a single square that was 15”x15” total.
- In a standing mixer, fitted with a paddle, whip your cream cheese and sugar together on slow. Once combined, add in egg yolks. Then add ricotta, salt, vanilla, corn starch and lemon zest.
- Spread your cheese mixture in the center of your pastry. Don’t go to the edges because you are going to fold the pastry over. I spread about a 9” circle of cheese mixture in the center of my pastry square.
- Next, slice your pears thinly and arrange them over your cream cheese mixture. You can lay them in overlapping lines, or in a circle. Get creative!
- Set your oven to preheat at 375°F (190°C).
- Combine apricot jam with a little water to thin it out, and brush it across the top of your pears. Fold your pastry edges up to create a circular crusted edge.
- Whip a room temp egg by hand and brush it over your pastry edges.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown. Slice and serve immediately or serve at room temperature.