Pear pastry: tips, tricks and recipes from pastry chefs to perfectly master their combination and how to incorporate them into your creations and desserts.
The pear is with the apricot, the star pastry fruit at BROVER; from a perfectly mastered sector.
Our pears are Williams variety fruits, grown in Italy with a historical supplier with whom we have a close and privileged relationship. The fruit grows in sun-drenched orchards, and is picked when ripe, then sorted and canned with the greatest care.
Our pears in syrup guarantee you in all seasons the properties for which BROVER is famous: homogeneous fruit in size, colour, texture, for less waste and no bad cuts, they are stable when cooked and do not release water.
There is not one but many BROVER pears
The BROVER pastry pear is available in different cuts to meet the specific needs of professionals. Half-pears, diced pears or pear balls for premium and catering-quality desserts – events, in decoration and topping for neat and original finishes. Also discover the small pear, whole and with stem, for irresistible and differentiating decorations.
Which pear for a pie or crumble?
Pear halves in syrup, with their melting and juicy texture, go wonderfully well with puff pastry rich in butter, which is why they find their place in a gourmet galette des rois recipe. Add a pastry cream or almond cream on a shortcrust pastry tart base, place pear slices in syrup and it’s an ecstasy for the taste buds! But sometimes the BROVER pear in syrup deserves more sophistication and originality and requires a recipe that changes… So roll up your sleeves and find all our recipes for pie, cake and crumble with pears.
Which pear for a verrine or a sofa?
BROVER offers several original cuts that will make a difference in your desserts and pastries. Williams pear balls, each with a diameter of 3.5 cm, with minimal bad cuts and great homogeneity in size, colour and texture, find their place as a topping ingredient on sophisticated individual pastries and as additions to salads with sweet or savoury flavours.
Very decorative and playful, they nevertheless have the pastry quality of Williams BROVER pears. They are very aesthetic in a glass or as a decoration, on a wide selection of creations, from individual desserts to gourmet coffees and cocktails with or without alcohol.
Which pear for caramelization?
A 2nd cut offered in the BROVER range of pastry pears is the pear cube. Very practical and ready to use, pear cubes save time for caramelization! Butter with a little sugar and you’re done, for a successful and quick concentration of flavor.
Which pear to surprise and have fun?
Whole mini pears with their stems offer the opportunity to fully express your creativity and stand out with original culinary creations. Offer a playful version of the classic pear belle Hélène, among other tempting possibilities.
