Quick Pear Tarts

I took a break from some late yard work and turned on Sunny Anderson.  She was making a quick pear dessert that her mother use to make.  She used phyllo dough, topped the dessert with cheese.

I was not excited about fruit and cheese so I took another road.  Here is my adaptation of her Quick Pear Tart recipe. 

1 package of premade, two crust pie dough          

1/4 cup of sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
2 cans of pears in own juice
1/2 cup white chocolate morsels
1/2 cup chocolate morsels
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided

First , I did not have any phyllo so I enlisted a package of pie crust dough from my ice box.  I then rolled it out and cut it into squares (re-rolling the scraps).and place them on two parchment lined cookie sheets.  Brush each piece with the melted butter.  Sprinkle them with about half the sugar mixture.  Slice each pear into sections, leaving the small end attached.  Fan one pear half out on each piece of dough.  Sprinkle each pear with more cinnamon and sugar.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes.  keep an eye on them and when the dough turns tan remove.  Let cool.

While the tarts are cooling, put the morsels in separate bowls and mix in 1 tablespoon of oil with each
bowl of morsels.  Microwave on medium power in 30 second intervals until the chocolate has melted. Let chocolate cool slightly then put in a sandwich bag and use as a piping bag, drizzling the two different chocolates over the tarts.

 

I ran out of pears but had some dough left and used canned apricots.  Very good.  I would think you could vary the fruit and use spices that go with that fruit.  Quick, easy and yummy.  I also think I will give the phyllo a try next time.

The next day a family member came over and finished the tarts off.  That says it all!

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Sunny's recipe--http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=quick+pear+tart&fnSearchType=context&fnType=talent&fnId=119&gosearch=