Amarula pear tart: A beautiful dessert with a local flavour

Autumn has reached South Africa which means that it’s also time for warmer desserts to enjoy after big meals. We often enjoy malva and chocolate puddings but you should try our Amarula pear tart. The recipe is made similar to a regular cake pudding with a sweet sauce to add to the richness to go along with additional toppings. With great produce we get locally, you’ll have lots of pears to choose from to flavour the pudding and give it that holiday flavour.

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AMARULA PEAR TART SUGGESTIONS

The recipe is as easy as combining the two sets of ingredients and baking them together. Similar to malva pudding, you want to make holes in the pudding and let the sauce soak in and maybe have some to top it at the end. Because it’s a warm pudding, you want a contrast in flavour and texture like serving it with a scoop of ice cream. However, get a bit indulgent and add custard along with the ice cream or on its own. The serving choices are endless.

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Enjoy another warm and cozy pudding when you make this Amarula pear tart. It’s rich, sweet and great with custard and ice cream!

Last updated on 19 April 2023

AMARULA PEAR TART RECIPE

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Recipe by Melissa JacobsCourse: Dessert Cuisine: Global Difficulty: Easy

Prep time 10 minutes

Cooking time 45 minutes

Total time 55 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• For the cake

• 3 sliced pears

• 5 ml lemon juice

• 250 ml water

• 110 g soft butter

• 250 g sugar

• 1 extra large egg

• 310 ml flour

• 5 ml baking powder

• 5 ml baking soda

• 250 ml milk

• For the Amarula sauce

• 180 ml white sugar

• 180 ml water

• 125 ml Amarula

• 15 ml butter

• 5 ml vanilla

METHOD

• In a saucepan, boil the water, pears and lemon juice for 5 minutes.
• Drain the pears and set aside.
• Mix the butter and sugar, add the egg. Add the dry ingredients and add milk gradually.
• In a greased oven dish, pour in the cake mixture. Arrange the pears evenly over the mixture.
• Bake 45 minutes in a preheated oven of 180°C.
• For the sauce
• In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together and pour over the warm cake so that it soaks in.

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