Individual Pear Tarte Tatin

 

Here in Australia, a dessert is the last course of a meal, usually lunch or dinner, which consists of sweet ingredients. Dessert, pudding, sweets, tart, cake, pavlova, parfait, blancmange, crepes, cheesecake, ice cream, jelly, fruit, crumble, custard, whatever you want to call it, I’m starting a campaign to bring it back.   [photo source]   I grew up having sweets/dessert every night for dinner whether it was something as simple as jelly, ice cream and tinned fruit or a hot pudding. We never had weight issues as kids. To me, it balanced off a meal. It doesn’t have to be high in calories. There are many low calories choices for example yoghurt, fruit, low fat ice creams, low sugar etc .   [photo source]   Every Sunday, I plan on sharing an old fashioned (or modern) dessert recipe that the whole family will enjoy.     To get you started, here’s a recipe from last year for Individual Pear Tarte Tatin. Tarte Tatin is a French upside-down apple tart in which the apples are caramelised in butter and sugar before the tart is baked. You can use any fruit for this and making an individual serve, you can control the serving size.  These can be stored in the fridge (or frozen) for another night.   Do you have any dessert memories from your childhood?