Quick Pear Tarts With Ice Cream

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry - (17-oz pkg) thawed
• 2 large Bosc pears peeled, halved, cored, cut lengthwise 1/8"-thk slices
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter - (1/4 stick) melted
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• Vanilla ice cream
• Brandy

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out 1 pastry sheet on floured work surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 6-inch plate as aid, cut out 2 rounds. Repeat rolling and cutting with second pastry sheet, forming 4 rounds total.

Place rounds on heavy large baking sheet, spacing apart. Using 1 pear half for each tart, fan out pear slices in center of each round. Brush tarts with melted butter; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake until pears are tender and pastry is golden, about 22 minutes.

Transfer tarts to plates. Top each with ice cream and drizzle with brandy.

This recipe yields 4 servings.