Sweet, juicy pears and creamy, melty camembert are a match made in heaven — especially when they meet flaky puff pastry. This pear and camembert tart looks like it came straight from a French bakery, yet it needs barely any hands-on time. If you love easy puff pastry bakes, our cheesy sausage rolls and pizza sticks with cheese are reader favorites, and seriouseats.com has excellent guides on working with frozen puff pastry.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 pear
- 100 g (3.5 oz) camembert
- Fresh thyme and dried herbs
- Walnuts, chopped (pine nuts work too)
- Honey for drizzling
- 1 egg yolk for brushing
Instructions
- Thaw the pastry. Without rolling it out, score a frame around the perimeter (don’t cut through) and prick the center with a fork.
- Slice the pear thinly so it bakes through; cut the camembert into pieces. Arrange the pear and camembert on the pastry and brush the edges with yolk.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20-25 minutes.
- Sprinkle with thyme, walnuts, and a drizzle of honey before serving.
Craving more cheese-forward bakes? Our microwave flourless khachapuri delivers all the cheese pull in minutes — and usda.gov has reliable nutrition data on cheese and dairy.
Tips
- Slice the pear paper-thin so every bite bakes through evenly.
- Score the pastry frame without cutting through — it puffs into a beautiful golden border.
- Add the honey and fresh thyme after baking so they stay vibrant and fragrant.
Nutrition: per 100 g: 159 kcal, protein 15 g, fat 10.3 g, carbs 19 g.