Chai Spiced Pear & Custard Tart

A delightful Chai Spiced Tart featuring poached pears in honey and aromatic spices nestled in a buttery pastry crust, topped with a luscious chai-spiced custard.

Credit: @mynutritioncreative

Chai Spiced Pear & Custard Tart

Total Time: 2 hours

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Poached Pears:

• 3 pears, peeled, cored and halved

• 100g honey

• 100g sugar

• 1 tsp Planet Organic Ceylon Cinnamon

• 4 Planet Organic Cloves

• 1/2 tsp Planet Organic Nutmeg

Pastry:

• 140g butter, chilled and cubed

• 250g plain flour

• 60g caster sugar

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 TBS milk

• 1/4 tsp salt

Chai Spiced Custard:

• 250ml double cream

• 250ml full cream milk

• 1 vanilla pod,

• split 8 egg yolks

• 120g caster sugar

• 1 TBS Planet Organic Chai Spice Loose Leaf Tea

Method

Poached Pears:

1. In a large saucepan, combine the honey, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, along with the pears halves.

2. Add just enough water to cover the pears and bring to a gentle simmer and poach for about 15-20 minutes or until they are tender but still hold their shape.

3.  Remove the pears from the liquid and place on paper towel to dry.

Pastry:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the chilled, cubed butter, plain flour,
   caster sugar, and salt.

2. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

3. Add the beaten egg and milk to the mixture, then bring the dough together
   until it forms a ball. Do not overwork the dough.

4. Flatten the dough into a disc, cover it up, and chill it in the refrigerator for
   at least 30 minutes.

5. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).

6. Roll out the chilled pastry on a floured surface to fit a tart tin. Doing this
   between 2 sheets of baking paper makes it easier to manoeuvre. Line the
   tin with the pastry, trimming any excess.

7. Blind bake the pastry for 20 minutes.

Chai Spiced Custard:

1. In a saucepan, combine the double cream and milk. Add the split vanilla pod and Planet Organics Chai Spice loose leaf tea.

2. Heat the mixture over low heat until it is almost boiling, then remove it from the heat and let it steep for another minute to infuse the chai flavour.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar together.

4. Slowly strain the infused cream and milk mixture to remove the loose leaf tea and vanilla pod. and gradually pour the infused liquid into the egg yolk and sugar mixture while constantly whisking.

5. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, whisking continuously, until it thickens to a custard consistency. Do not let it boil.

6. Once thickened, remove from heat and set aside.

Assembling the Tart:

1. Arrange the poached pear halves on the pastry evenly.

2. Pour the chai spiced custard over the pears. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the custard is set and the pastry is golden brown.

3. Once baked, allow the tart to cool before serving. Finish with a dusting of ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
   

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Planet Organic Ceylon Cinnamon - 45g

Planet Organic Certified Organic Cloves - 35g

Planet Organic Certified Organic Nutmeg - 50g

Planet Organic Chai Spice Loose Leaf Tea

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