My first dessert recipe of fall is a spiced pear galette! And it’s topped with yummy maple whipped cream, I’m so excited to share it!
Fall and winter desserts are my favourite. Rich chocolates, spiced fruit and delicious pumpkin are by far my favourite flavours for dessert. So today I thought I would share a galette. It’s a fun and super simple twist on the classic fall apple pie!
A galette is essentially a freeform pie with only a bottom crust, it’s insanely easy and totally forgiving. It’s a rustic dessert, the edges should be jagged and rough. If you’ve even made pie you know that sometimes it’s not easy to get the dough perfectly rolled and placed. Although some of my ugliest pies have been the most delicious!
I chose pears for this dessert simply because they are one of my favourite fruits, there delicious and just don’t get as much attention as apples this time of year. I only started baking with them over Christmas last year, but I was blown away with the flavour they bring to a dessert. They’ve always been a favourite snack but now there a favourite dessert!
I decided to leave the skin on the pears in this dish, I find pear skin much softer then apple so I didn’t think it would be a problem. Plus it’s much prettier this way in my opinion.
Now as for the spice mix, I just used a classic apple pie spice, if you can’t buy the mix in store here’s a link to how to make it. I could have played around with the spices more but I really wanted a classic flavour with a twist. So I used lots of apple pie spice.
Now the whipped cream! Of course you could top your galette with deliciously creamy vanilla ice cream, but I thought a flavoured whipped cream would be better for this yummy dessert. So I added maple syrup instead of sugar to heavy whipping cream. It’s so yummy I now want to put it on everything!
This dessert would be perfect for Thanksgiving, or just a simple Sunday dinner. I hope you give it a try and love it as much as I do!
Spiced Pear Galette with Maple Whipped Cream
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter, cold and cubed
- 1/4 cup shortening, cold and cubed
- 4-8 tbsp ice water
Filling
- 3-4 small pears, sliced (1/8 inch thick)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3/4 tsp apple pie spice
- 1 tsp corn starch
- pinch salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- turbinado sugar
Maple Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp maple syrup (high quality)
Instructions
Crust
- Whisk, flour, sugar and salt together in a medium bowl. Add shortening and butter. Using a pastry cutter or two forks cut the fat into the flour until it is the size of peas. Slowly add ice water 1-2 tbsp at a time until a ball starts to form.
- Form dough into a disk, wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour
Filling
- Pre heat oven to 425 °F. Line a rimless baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- Combine sliced pears, sugar, apple pie spice, corn starch and salt in a bowl.
- Flour the parchment lined baking sheet, roll pie dough out into a 9 inch rustic circle. Arrange pears in the centre of the dough leaving a 2-3 inch border. Fold border over fruit.
- Egg wash the folded dough and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until fruit is cooked and crust is browned. Remove and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Whipping Cream
- In a high sided bowl whip cream on high using a hand mixer. Continue to whip until soft peaks form, about 3-5 minutes. Add maple syrup. Whip for another 30 seconds to combine on medium high.
- Serve galette slightly warm or at room temperature with a large helping of maple whipped cream.
