Honey Pear Galette Gorgeous Dessert

Published 12/25/2021 • Updated 6/24/2022

Gorgeous Honey Pear Galette

Have you ever looked at a beautiful galette and thought to yourself that you could never make that yourself? You’re wrong! Galettes are actually quite easy to make. Once you have decided on a filling (you can make a sweet galette or a savory galette), all you have to do is roll out a pie dough, layer the filling in a beautiful design, and bake. Scroll down for all of the nitty-gritty details.

All the Ingredients You Need

Pie crust: this recipe is made in under an hour because we use a store bought pie crust (we used this Pillsbury pie crust). If you have a favorite homemade pie crust recipe, go ahead and use it. Raw pecans: we use pecans in this recipe because we love how they pair with all of the other ingredients. All-purpose flour: a little flour is helpful to soak up juices that seep out from the pears. Spices (cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg): we use a mixture of warm spices that compliment pears. Honey: this honey pear galette wouldn’t be the same without honey! You brush the pie crust with honey butter and then drizzle honey over the galette. It’s absolutely delicious. Yellow pears: make sure you buy yellow pears that aren’t completely ripe, it’s nice to use a firmer pear rather than a mushy pear. Fresh lemon juice: don’t skip the lemon juice. It is key to make sure your pears don’t brown before you bake.Butter: to get a brown and flavorful pie crust, we brush the pie crust with butter.

Tools You Need

Here are a few tools you need that will make your galette recipe go smooth an easy! Pecans—> walnuts All Purpose Flour—> white whole wheat Flour Yellow Pears —> Any type of pear or apples

How to Make a Galette

There are so many similarities between a pie and a galette. They both use very similar dough (in this case, the same dough) and they have a delicious fruit filling. A galette is much easier to make and there really is no fuss to go along with the method.

Roll out Crust + refrigerate

You want to make sure your galette crust stays flat and firm. To make sure this happens you are going to roll out the galette with a rolling pin dough into a 10-inch circle that is about 1/2 inch thick. Cover the pie crust with plastic wrap and place it i and refrigerate it for 15 minutes.

Process Pecan mixture

One of the most important parts of this recipe is mixing up this pecan crumble. This pecan mixture is going to ensure that you don’t end up with a soggy galette. While pie crust is firming up, place the pecans, flour, ¼ teaspoon cardamom, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg into a food processor. Process the ingredients on low until the ingredients are processed together and the pecans turn into a pecan flour. Slowly drizzle honey into the food processor. Set aside for a moment.

What does the pecan mixture do?

The pecan mixture is placed on the galette dough before adding the pears. It soaks up any excess liquid that comes from the pears. It also offers a delicious pecan flavor and crunch to the galette.

Prep the Pears

No matter what fruit you are using to make a galette, you want to make sure the fruit you are using is thinly sliced to decrease the bake time. We swear by our kitchen mandoline. It gives you a thin and consistent slice every time. To get your pears ready for the galette, thinly slice the pear with a mandoline or a sharp knife and add them to a large mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice to the pears and toss. This will prevent the pears from turning brown. Then, sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of the cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg over the pears and toss them together. Set them aside for later.

Create A Pear Master Piece

Remove your pie crust from the refrigerator and place it on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. It it is time to assemble a delicious and gorgeous pear galette. Sprinkle the pecan mixture over the pie crust Be sure to leave about 2 inches of bare dough around the edges. You will be folding it in. Now is the time to get creative. You are going to make the pear filling for this galette. You can make any kind of design that you would like with the pears. Some people like to do a patch work pattern and some people like to do a spiral pattern. Have fun with it! Once you have placed the pear slices in perfect position, fold the edge of the galette dough over the fruit to create a crust. Finally, melt butter and honey together over the stove and brush the honey butter over the galette for a buttery and sweet glaze. Do you like a little extra crunch? Sprinkle 2-3 teaspoons of turbinado sugar (or another kind of coarse sugar) over the honey butter glaze before baking the galette for a little extra crunch.

Bake the galette

Place the galette in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven 180º and then bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown

Drizzle with honey

Remove the galette from the oven and drizzle with honey and garnish with fresh thyme. Enjoy the galette on its own, with a soup of vanilla ice cream, or with whipped cream.