Chocolate Pear Tart

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Prep Facts

Nutrition at a Glance

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 1 cup whole blanched almonds
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 3 firm, ripe Bartlett pears
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons apple jelly

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Brush a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan with butter; set aside.
• In a food processor, combine almonds and sugar; process until very finely ground. Add butter, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, salt, and almond extract, if using; process until combined. Spread mixture evenly in prepared pan.
• Peel, halve, and core pears; cut lengthwise into 1/4-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 mixture comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
• Briefly heat jelly in the microwave or on the stove until liquefied. Gently brush pears with jelly; let set, at least 20 minutes. Remove tart from pan, and serve.

Calories 376
  Calories from Fat 198 (53%)
(36%)Total Fat 23g
(44%)Saturated Fat 9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
(37%)Cholesterol 110mg
(8%)Sodium 184mg
(9%)Potassium 311mg
Total Carbohydrate 41g
(23%)Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 28g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(15%)Protein 8g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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