Upside Down Pineapple Tarts

Upside-Down Pineapple Tarts

Lily Ghodrati (@lilyghodrati) went beyond viral on TikTok with her super-simple tarts of nectarines, honey and puff pastry. We took inspiration from her upside-down hack and made our own version with fresh pineapple and brown sugar. Unlike most desserts, it does not leave you with a sink full of dishes..

Ingredients:
1 cored pineapple
12 tbsp (180 mL) packed light brown sugar
1 pkg (450 g) PC Butter Puff Pastry, thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
Icing sugar to decorate
Vanilla ice cream to serve

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C). Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment.

Cut pineapple into 8 rings, about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick. (If there is any left, save for another use.)

On one prepared sheet, lay down four circles of 1 tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar the same size as pineapple rings. Space them so they won’t touch when covered with 5-inch (12-cm) squares of pastry.

Lay down four pineapple rings on top of brown sugar circles. Sprinkle each pineapple ring with 1/2 tbsp (7 mL) brown sugar. Cut 1 sheet of puff pastry into four even squares. Place on top of pineapple rings. Press edges down with tines of fork. Brush with egg. Bake on middle shelf until deep golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

While first sheet is baking, prepare second sheet of tarts using remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until oven is free.

Remove tarts from oven. Cool 5 minutes, then, using a spatula, carefully lift tarts off tray and flip onto a cooling rack. (Be careful not to touch any of the caramelized sugar on the tray.)

Serve warm or at room temperature sprinkled with icing sugar and topped with a small scoop of ice cream.  Serves 8