Chocolate Pear Tart

Name: Chocolate Pear Tart
Yield: makes one 9-inch tart
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 1 cup (5 ounces) 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 pure almond extract (optional); 3 ripe, firm Bartlett pears; 1/2 lemon; 2 tablespoons apple jelly

January 24, 2012

Chocolate marries well with many different types of fruit, but pears and chocolate make an extra-special pair. Here, a ring of sliced fruit sits atop a deep, dark chocolate filling, which puffs up as it bakes. Arrange the slices so the curved edges all face the same way, with the narrow ends pointing toward the tart’s center.

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