Puff Pastry Pear Tarts
(makes 12 tarts)
If you have never tried frozen puff pastry, you have been missing an easy and delicious way to make beautiful desserts which will calm the sweet tooth demon in most of us.
| 1 | sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted 30 minutes |
| refrigerated butter-flavored cooking spray |
| 1 | large pear, 10 ounces (300 g), cored and chopped into small dice |
| 1/4 | teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground nutmeg or to taste |
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C), Gas Mark 6. Lightly coat a nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Cut out 12 3-inch (7.5 cm) circles with a biscuit cutter and place the rounds on the sheet. With a knife, cut 1/4-inch (0.6 cm) strips from the excess dough to form the outside rim of the tarts. Spray the edge of each circle with cooking spray and press on the dough rims.
- Arrange the pears in the center of each tart. Top with nutmeg and some of the sugar.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until puffed and brow. Serve warm.
| Per serving: | 36 calories (38% calories from fat), 0 protein, 2 g total fat (0.2 g saturated fat), 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 10 mg sodium |
| Diabetic exchanges: | 1/2 carbohydrate (fruit) |
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