Pear pastry: tips, tricks and recipes from pastry chefs to perfectly master their combination and how to incorporate them into your creations and desserts.
Pears are with apricots, the star pastry fruits at BROVER;
Our Williams pears are grown in Italy by a long-standing supplier with whom we have built a close and trusted partnership over the years. Ripened in sun-drenched orchards, the fruit is carefully harvested at maturity, then selected and canned with the utmost care.
Our pears in syrup deliver the consistent quality BROVER is known for, all year round: uniform size, colour and texture for less waste and no imperfect cuts. They also hold their shape well during baking and do not release excess water.
At BROVER, pears come in many shapes:
BROVER pastry-grade pear is available in different cuts to meet the specific needs of professionals. pear halves, diced pears or pear mini balls for premium and catering-quality desserts, as a decoration or topping for neat and original finishes. Mini pears are also in the selection, 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 an amuse-bouche?
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?
Meet BROVERpear cubes! Very convenient 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.
Pears that will surprise you!
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.
