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Pear and Goat Cheese Upside-Down Puff Pastries
Nawaal Ahmed

Pear and Goat Cheese Upside-Down Puff Pastries

Sweet and Savory Pear Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Appetizer
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: European-inspired
Calories: 280

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet puff pastry about 250 g, thawed
  • 2 medium pears about 300 g, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp fig jam 45 g
  • 100 g goat cheese crumbled
  • 1 tbsp honey 15 ml
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter 14 g, melted
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves 2 g
  • 1 egg 50 g, beaten
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar 12 g

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper
  2. Roll out the puff pastry slightly and cut it into equal rectangles or squares
  3. Spoon small amounts of fig jam onto the parchment in evenly spaced portions
  4. Arrange thin pear slices over the jam in overlapping layers, forming neat shapes
  5. Sprinkle crumbled goat cheese over the pears and drizzle lightly with honey
  6. Add a pinch of sugar and fresh thyme for extra flavor and aroma
  7. Place a piece of puff pastry over each pear stack, gently pressing edges down
  8. Seal the edges lightly with your fingers and brush the tops with beaten egg
  9. Bake until the pastry is puffed and deeply golden, about 15–20 minutes
  10. Remove from the oven and carefully flip each pastry so the pears face upward
  11. Let them cool slightly until the topping looks glossy and caramelized

Notes

Protein: 6 g

Carbohydrates: 26 g

Fat: 16 g

Fiber: 2 g

Sugar: 10 g

Sodium: 220 mg