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white chocolate cranberry pear pastry

phoenixmaine75 avatar
Recipe by
Melanie Ross
@phoenixmaine75
Rumford, ME

Canned pears, chopped white chocolate and dried cranberries, what a perfect combination to make your taste buds go wild.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For white chocolate cranberry pear pastry

  • 1 pkg
    (17.25 oz) frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 Tbsp
    water
  • 1 pkg
    (16 oz) baking chocolate divided
  • 2 can
    (15 oz) sliced pears, well drained
  • 1/4 c
    dried cranberries

How To Make white chocolate cranberry pear pastry

  • 1
    Thaw pastry sheets for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 3
    On a lightly floured surface, lay out pastry sheets. Trim about 1" off each corner of each pastry sheet. Reserve trimmings for decoration, if desired.
  • 4
    Place 1 pastry sheet on an ungreased baking sheet. Chop 6 squares of the white chocolate.
  • 5
    Mix chopped chocolate, pears and cranberries. Spread mixture over the pastry on baking sheet to within 1" of edges.
  • 6
    In a small bowl, beat egg and 1 Tablespoon water. Brush pastry edges with egg mixture. Top filled pastry with remaining sheet. Press edges together with a fork to seal.
  • 7
    Roll out reserved pastry with remaining pastry and use a cookie cutter to cut out decorations for pastry top, if desired. Brush entire pastry with egg mixture. Cut several 2" slits, 2" apart in pastry top.
  • 8
    Bake for 35 minutes or until pastry is golden. Cool for 30 minutes. Melt remaining 2 squares white chocolate and drizzle over pastry.
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