Blue Cheese and Pear Tarts Recipe

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Blue Cheese and Pear Tarts
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1300
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Peel pears. Rub peeled pears with the cut side of half a lemon.
  2. Combine water, sugar,and remaining lemons in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Carefully drop in pears. Simmer and poach pears just until tender (about 20 minutes).
  4. Remove pears and place in a bowl to cool. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  5. Roll out half the puff pastry on a floured surface just until it's large enough to cut out two 4 inch rounds. Repeat with remaining half of puff pastry, discarding scraps.
  6. Place pastry rounds on baking sheet and top each with cheese.
  7. Thinly slice pears and fan over cheese.
  8. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
  9. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until pastry is golden and cheese is bubbling. Remove to a rack to slightly cool.
  10. Whip cream and 1 tablespoon sugar ina bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  11. Stir in plain yogurt until blended.
  12. To serve, sprinkle warm tarts with walnuts and a dollop of whipped cream.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1299.73 Kcal (5442 kJ)
Calories from fat 588.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 65.35g 101%
Cholesterol 78.05mg 26%
Sodium 503.92mg 21%
Potassium 177.55mg 4%
Total Carbs 167.75g 56%
Sugars 108.69g 435%
Dietary Fiber 5.4g 22%
Protein 13.68g 27%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 31%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 3.5mg 19%
Calcium 218.2mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 150.3 Kcal (629 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.56g 101%
Cholesterol 9.03mg 26%
Sodium 58.27mg 21%
Potassium 20.53mg 4%
Total Carbs 19.4g 56%
Sugars 12.57g 435%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 22%
Protein 1.58g 27%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 31%
Iron 0.4mg 19%
Calcium 25.2mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.6
    Points
  • 36
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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