Brie and Pear Tart
A sweet and savory Brie and Pear Tart recipe for fall. It’s simple to make, yet looks luxurious!

If you’ve been reading ASP very long, you know, there are very few things I enjoy as much as cheese. In fact I believe cheese to be an ingredient that makes every other ingredient better.
Don’t believe me?
- Cheese and Chocolate: Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Cheese and Seafood: Southern Shrimp and Cheesy Grits
- Cheese and Pumpkin: Creamy Chocolate Pumpkin Bar
- Cheese and Pickles: Ploughman’s Lunch
- Cheese and Beets: Roasted Beet and Radicchio Salad
And you doubted.

Pear and Brie Tart
Personally, I adore pairing fruit and cheese.
This simple, yet elegant, Brie and Pear Tart recipe holds the perfect balance of sweet and savory. It is not exactly a dessert, or an appetizer… It’s both!
This pear tart is easy to make, and is the perfect appetizer to make-and-take to dinner parties this season.

How to Make Pear Brie Tart
- Simply fit a pie crust down into a tart pan.
- Spread soft brie over the bottom.
- Arrange thin ripe pear slices in the shape of a flower, over the brie.
- Then brush on a brandy glaze and bake!
Pro Tip: You can get creative with the pattern on top. This flower pattern allows you to squeeze in a lot of pear slices.

Serving Suggestions
Serve this Brie and Pear Tart as a luxurious first course, as a main course with a salad, or as a European-style dessert (meaning not super sweet.)
Anyway you serve this tart, it’s sure to be a show stopper.

More Tart Recipes You Will Love
- Fresh Tomato Tart
- Mini Cherry Tarts Recipe
- Meyer Lemon Tart
- Tomato Galette (Savory Italian Pie)
- Irish Potato Pie
- Tamale Pie Recipe

Brie and Pear Tart Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 roll-out refrigerated pie crust, or homemade
- 8 ounces ripe brie cheese (1 wedge)
- 3-4 ripe pears
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Pear Brandy or pear schnapps
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out the piecrust and carefully fit it down into the tart pan—making sure not to stretch the dough. Fold the excess dough inward and press into the ridges of the pan.
- Slice the brie into thin strips, leaving the rind intact. Cover the bottom of the tart with the brie and press around evenly.
- Cut the pears into super-thin slices. Overlap them around the exterior of the tart pan, leaving a hole in the middle. Then stand the slices up and press into the exposed brie, creating the shape of a rose. Continue to bend and overlap the pears all the way to the center. It will take very thin slices to curl in the middle.
- Mix the brown sugar and pear brandy in a small bowl. Drizzle over the top of the pears; then sprinkle with salt.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the brie is bubbling up and the crust in golden. Sit for 10 minutes before extracting it from the tart pan and cutting.



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I like to spread goat cheese on sliced tomatoes with salt, pepper, and sometimes some herbs. Simple and delicious. As for the brie, there is nothing yummier than brie baked in a flaky pastry crust with some sort of jelly (jalapeno is good, but so are fruitier jellies). Yum!
So sophisticated, cheese a shot of booze. Really delicious. GREG
Gorgeous tart!!! Love the use of the brandy – will definitely have to try that out! I love Ille de France cheese as well!!
That looks both gorgeous and delicious! Funny you should mention brie. I threw together a quick appetizer last night (when it became clear that dinner would be late) of a small round of brie warmed in the micro and topped with fig spread. We often serve goat cheese drizzled with honey on crackers.
The tart looks great.
WOW SOMMER! That tart = HEAVEN! I’m not a caps person, but this deserves ALL CAPS. :) Delish! I love brie baked with dried fruits and served with crackers. That says “football food” to me. Not my husband, but we’re not talking about him right now. :) Anyway, great recipe and love the giveaway. I follow you and Ile on both FB and Twitter already. I’m going to go scroll back to the top and swoon some more.
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Pear and brie cheese, great combination. This Tart looks so elegant and should taste as well.
This looks beautiful and delicious!! My favorite way to enjoy brie is by making brie en croute with apricot jam and serving it with warm bread or crackers!