Caramel Pear Tart

A simple, rustic tart featuring fresh pears drizzled with caramel sauce, this Caramel Pear Tart is simple to make, with just a handful of ingredients.

Pear Tart

Desserts that you can eat right from the oven are my favorites; no waiting around for them to cool or rest or frost. My favorite way to enjoy this pear tart is with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I love using fresh, seasonal ingredients in my recipes. So, when I saw these cheerful, little pears at the grocery store, they were just begging to be turned into a dessert.

Combined with the homemade caramel sauce that was waiting in the fridge, I knew they would be awesome. I couldn’t resist featuring them in this simple pear tart recipe.

To keep the pears the star of this dessert, I kept the other ingredients to a minimum, you’ll only need to add a bit of cinnamon, nutmeg, and a drizzle of caramel.

If you are comfortable making a pie crust, this recipe will be a snap for you. But, if making pie crust challenges you, you can always try this very simple cheater pie crust recipe or go the store-bought route.

However, I promise you can whip out your own lovely pie crusts easily with a little bit of practice. This dessert is best served warm from the oven, and I enjoy it best with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Pear Tart Recipe

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:

• pears
• flour, salt, and sugar
• cinnamon and nutmeg
• corn starch
• shortening
• water
• egg
• caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)

Start by mixing together the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Then, cut in shortening with a pastry blender until pea sized crumbs form.

Sprinkle the cold water over the mixture, lightly stirring with a fork until the dough forms into a ball. But, take care to avoid over mixing or handling the dough. Then, wrap the dough in plastic and chill for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Then, combine the pears, corn starch, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Toss gently until the pears are well-coated, then set aside.

Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface until it forms a 12-inch circle. Then, transfer it onto a flat cookie sheet. Arrange the pears on the dough, leaving a 3-inch space around the edge.

Drizzle the caramel sauce over the pears. Then, gently fold the rim of the dough over the pears. Brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg. Bake for 20-23 minutes or until pears are tender and the crust is golden brown.

Easy Pear Recipes

Looking for more easy pear recipes? Pears are amazing in crisps and cobblers. Tender pears tossed with cinnamon sugar are topped with a buttery brown sugar crisp topping to create this delicious pear crisp.

Filled with fresh juicy pears between layers of brown sugar crumble topping and crust, the Pear Crumble is a winter dessert for any occasion.

Juicy fresh pears are topped with a generous cinnamon sugar crust to make this cinnamon spice pear cobbler.

Pear Bread is a slightly sweet, fragrantly sweet treat snack that is great on its own or alongside a seasonal bowl of soup or salad.

And, if you’ve got juicy, ripe pears, but don’t need another dessert, this Pear Salad is filled with slices of sweet pears, crunchy toasted pecans, and plenty of bleu cheese crumbles. It’s an unforgettable side dish.

Caramel Desserts

You already know of my love affair with caramel from these Caramel Stuffed Pretzel Cookies, but in the past few weeks, it feels like I have made batches and batches of drippy, sticky, sweet Salted Caramel.

I made these Inside Out Caramel Apples, the Caramel Apple Puff Pastries, this copycat Caramel Dessert Pizza, and these Caramel Apple Crumb Bars too.

{originally shared 9/3/14 as a guest post for Mandy’s Recipe Box – recipe notes and photos updated 2/15/24}