# Pear Tarte Tatin

Learn how to prepare a delicious pear tarte tatin from scratch, including making the caramel and baking it to perfection.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- quality butter
- sugar
- packham pears
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- puff pastry

## Instructions

1. Start by spreading a generous amount of quality butter evenly in a cast iron pan.
2. Add a generous amount of sugar over the butter.
3. Arrange the pear halves on top of the sugar and butter mixture in the pan, pressing them down gently.
4. Place a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, and a star anise among the pears.
5. Sprinkle a light pinch of nutmeg over the pears.
6. Cover the pears with puff pastry, tucking the edges down around the pears to create a border.
7. Score the puff pastry in a criss-cross pattern; this allows the caramel to bubble up and baste the pastry during cooking.
8. Place the pan on an induction cooker set to a low heat to slowly start the caramelization process.
9. After about 5-10 minutes, once the caramel starts bubbling around the edges, spoon the melted butter and caramel over the puff pastry to baste it.
10. Continue basting until the caramel is a beautiful, dark golden color.
11. Transfer the pan to an oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden.
12. Remove the tarte tatin from the oven once it's beautifully golden and covered in caramel.
13. Carefully flip the tarte tatin onto a plate, ensuring the pears are on top.
14. Serve the tarte tatin with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

## Equipment

- cast iron pan
- induction cooker
- oven
- knife
- spoon

## Tips

- When tucking the puff pastry, be quite rough; it's a rustic dish.
- Don't rush the caramelization process; take your time.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kjDg1Q/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f5004a22-b966-44d6-b856-70398b6f2ce5
- Extracted: 2025-07-28

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