Caramelized Fennel and Pear Tart

Name: Caramelized Fennel and Pear Tart
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 2 medium yellow onions (thinly sliced); 1 medium fennel bulb (thinly sliced (save some fronds for garnish)); Kosher salt and black pepper (to taste); 1 egg; 1 Tbsp water; 1 sheet of puff pastry (homemade or store bought); 2.5 oz goat cheese (crumbled); 2 ripe bosc pears (thinly sliced); Olive oil (for drizzling); Thinly sliced fresh chives (for serving); Hot honey (for serving)

11 steps

Serves 4-6

Updated at: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:30:20 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspunsalted butter

2yellow onions

medium, thinly sliced

1fennel bulb

medium, thinly sliced, save some fronds for garnish

1 Tbspwater

1 sheetpuff pastry

homemade or store bought

2.5 ozgoat cheese crumbled

Thinly sliced, for serving

Hot honey

for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add in onions and fennel. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Cook onions and fennel over medium low heat, stirring frequently, until they are deep brown and caramelized. Add splashes of water if a brown fond develops in the pan and scrape up the fond into the mixture. This should take around 45 minutes to an hour. Let cool completely.

Step 3

Whisk egg and water together to create an egg wash. Set aside.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 425ºF.

Step 5

Score (do not cut all the way through) a 1/2 inch border around the entire piece of puff pastry. Prick the inside all over with a fork.

Step 6

Spread out the fennel mixture evenly over the center of the pastry (leaving the border). Top with goat cheese.

Step 7

Fan out pears all over the tart in desired fashion.

Step 8

Drizzle pears with olive oil. Top with more black pepper.