Deep Dark Chocolate Almond Pear Tart
A delicious dessert, perfect served with whipped cream or simply on its own.
With a windfall of pears from forgotten trees in downtown Nashville, we cooked up rich, brown pear preserves.
Ingredients
- 20 small to medium pears (any kind)
- 1 cup turbinado sugar (or brown sugar)
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
1. Core and chop pears. No need to peel. Place in a large saucepan. Add brown sugar and lemon. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 hour. When pears are soft, mash with a hand masher until mixture is chunky. Add cinnamon. Cook another hour, checking frequently until thick and browned. remove from heat. Cool. Place in jars in the refrigerator. yeild about 3 cups preserves.
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