Chocolate and Pear tart
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pre-made pie crust dough
  • 4 pears, peeled and cut in fourths vertically
  • 6 ounces sweetened dark chocolate and 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp coffee liqueur
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
  1. Fit the pie dough to a tart pan or pie tin and pierce the bottom in several dozen places places with the tines of a fork. Cut the chocolate into bite size chunks and place on the bottom of the tart pan. Place the sliced pears on top of the chocolate.
  2. Beat the eggs with the sugar then add in the cream and vanilla, liqueur and zest. Pour over the pears. Sprinkle with a the 2 TBSP of sugar and place in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375 and bake another 30 minutes or until the top is nice and golden and the custard is set.
Recipe by Kitchen Belleicious at https://kitchenbelleicious.com/2012/02/06/chocolatelove-chocolate-and-pear-tart/