Beautiful, sophisticated, and subtly spicy…is that you or this recipe?! It’s definitely both. This gingery pear tart is the show-stopping fall dessert you’ve been waiting for, and it’s way easier than it looks!
Just 10 ingredients required for this elegant vegan and gluten-free masterpiece! It’s a unique treat perfect for your holiday table, and it wouldn’t say no to a scoop of ice cream. Let’s bake, friends!
This STUNNER begins with the crust. You’ll cut vegan butter into a blend of gluten-free flours and ground chia seeds. The sorghum flour provides a sweet and neutral taste, brown rice flour adds structure, tapioca flour keeps it light, and ground chia seeds provide binding.
Then, we add a little water, turning it into a moldable dough. It’s ready for a quick chill in the refrigerator to maximize the flakiness of the crust.
While the dough is chilling, we prepare the pears by thinly slicing each quarter and keeping the slices together in groups (to make it pretty!).
Once the dough has chilled, we roll it out, transfer to a tart pan, and sprinkle with brown sugar and ground ginger. This forms the groundwork for a sweet and spicy sauce!
Next, it’s time to unleash your inner artist and start arranging the pears. There’s no set way to arrange them, but try not to leave any gaps. Once your pear artistry is complete, you’ll drizzle with lemon juice, add the remaining ginger and brown sugar, and top with slices of vegan butter.
The oven will do the rest of the work! While in the oven, the pears will become tender, caramelized, and coated in saucy sweetness. And the crust? Flaky, golden brown perfection!
We hope you love this pear tart! It’s:
Caramelized
Subtly gingery
Perfectly sweet
Surprisingly easy
& SO stunning!
Serve it on its own or top with vegan vanilla ice cream (our fave!) or coconut whipped cream.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 8 (Slices)
Course Dessert
Cuisine French-Inspired, Gluten-Free, Vegan
Freezer Friendly No
Does it keep? 2-3 Days
CRUST
- 1 cup sorghum flour*
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour (also called tapioca starch)
- 1 Tbsp ground chia seeds*
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 10 Tbsp cold vegan butter, cut into cubes (we used Miyoko’s)
- 4-6 Tbsp water
FILLING
- 3 medium pears (ripe but still slightly firm)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 ½ tsp ground ginger powder
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice (1 medium lemon yields ~3 Tbsp or 45 ml)
- 2 Tbsp cold vegan butter, thinly sliced (we used Miyoko’s)
In a medium mixing bowl combine the sorghum flour, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, ground chia seeds, and salt. Whisk until well combined. Next, add the cubed vegan butter and break the butter down into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter, fork, or clean hands. The texture should look sandy, with no lumps of butter larger than a pea. Add the lesser amount of water and stir. At this point the dough should hold together when squeezed — if it’s not, add more water 1 Tbsp at a time until the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a piece of parchment or wax paper and shape into a flat disk. Place in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare your pears by quartering them, removing the cores, and then slicing uniformly lengthwise in very thin slices (1/16”-1/8”). Try to keep each quarter’s slices gathered together so when you finish slicing it still looks like a uniform quarter (see photo). This will be helpful when arranging your pears.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and ginger powder. Set aside.
After chilling the dough, preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (204 C). Prepare a 9-10 inch tart pan by lightly greasing the pan with vegan butter (or use a non-stick springform pan for ease). Remove the dough from the refrigerator and sprinkle a clean work surface with sorghum or brown rice flour. Roll out the dough into an even circle (about 12 inches in diameter), working quickly. To transfer your crust, gently roll it up onto your rolling pin and unroll in the tart pan, or quickly (and confidently!) flip it into the pan. Press the dough into the sides of the tart pan and patch any holes or cracks with your fingers. Trim any excess dough with a paring knife.
To the bottom of the prepared tart shell add about 2/3 of the brown sugar and ginger mixture, reserving the rest for the top of the tart. Use your hands to disperse the sugar and spice evenly. Next, place each sliced pear quarter on top of the crust, fanning them out so they spread slightly. Repeat with the remaining pear quarters. There is no set way to do this, just go with the shape of the pear and try not to leave any gaps. You can definitely overlap them! Drizzle the lemon juice over the pears, sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar and ginger, and top with 2 Tbsp of sliced vegan butter.
Cover the tart with foil, place on a baking sheet (just in case, to catch any drips) and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 28-35 minutes, until the crust is dark golden brown and the pears are extremely tender when tested with a knife.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 25 minutes before serving to let the juices set up. Carefully remove the tart, slice, and enjoy! Delicious topped with vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream.
Leftovers keep covered at room temperature for 1 day or in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Not freezer friendly.
*We tested replacing the three flours in this recipe with our GF blend and it creates a stable crust, but we preferred sorghum, brown rice, and tapioca starch because they created a more flaky result.
*The closest sub for sorghum flour would be oat flour, but we haven’t tested it in this recipe.
*We find ground chia is a little more absorbent and better at binding than ground flax, but flaxseed meal might work in place of ground chia seeds in this recipe. Let us know in the comments if you try it!
*Coconut sugar works okay in place of brown sugar, but it’s less caramelly and slightly sour.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate.
*Loosely adapted from Epicurious.
Serving: 1 slice Calories: 332 Carbohydrates: 45.9 g Protein: 2.5 g Fat: 16.2 g Saturated Fat: 12.2 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6 g Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3 g Trans Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 166 mg Potassium: 185 mg Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 15.8 g Vitamin A: 18 IU Vitamin C: 5.2 mg Calcium: 24 mg Iron: 1.2 mg
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