French Pear Flan

~Leslie~'s Note:

Wonderful French Dessert. Different, simple to make with a fantastic presentation. Hope you enjoy!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 large pears
• 2 tablespoons softened butter
• ¾ cup whipping cream
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 300°F.
2. Lightly grease a 8 inch flan dish.
3. Peel the pears, cut them in half, remove seeds and cut them into 1/4 inch slices.
4. Place the sliced pears in a saucepan with the butter, and sauté over a low heat for 5 minutes, turning once.
5. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, sugar, whipping cream and cinnamon.
6. Drain the pears and arrange in the greased flan case.
7. Pour the egg mixture over the top of the pears and bake for about 40 minutes or until set.
8. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Chef #1376400]

Reduced sugar by 3 Tbsp, added a 1/16 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp nutmeg. A nice, delightful dessert but slightly too watery. Baked for 10 more mins that the time stated.

[GSMontana]

Very rich but so good you forget about the calories. Easy recipe to make half of.

[Adopted Parisian]

Deliciously unique flavor! We really enjoyed the light sweetness and creamy texture. After making this twice, I would recommend cooking it at least 15 minutes longer. Both times I made it, it came out with way too much juice still puddling at the bottom. The second time I also made a brulee topping which was a fabulous addition.