Styling by Esther Ottensoser
Photography by Chay Berger

Whether you’re looking to mark an occasion or treat the kid in your life, these fruity ideas are fun and simple to create.

The Perfect Pear

This puff pastry pear is so pretty, simple to make, and delicious too!

Serve it alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in honor of Tu B’Shevat or any time of the year.

You will need:

• soft Bosc pears
• partially frozen puff pastry
  (5-inch squares or sheets)
• confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

Cut a pear in half and remove the core.

Using a sharp knife, cut a couple of long indentations in the pear, as shown.

Roll out the puff pastry lightly.

Place the pear on the puff pastry.

Using a sharp knife, trace the pear, leaving approximately ¼-inch border all around the pear.

Cut out a leaf and attach.

Allow the puff pastry to defrost completely.

Bake for 12–15 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

Tip: In order to avoid the confectioners’ sugar covering the indentations, I place the pieces back into the spaces before baking the pears and removed them after sprinkling the confectioners’ sugar.

Glicks Fruit-Filled Conettos

How adorable are these tiny ice cream cones with a fun cream filling? With pomegranate arils and pistachio nuts, they make an adorable Tu B’Shevat treat!

You will need:

• melted chocolate
• mini chocolate balls or chopped nuts
• Glicks Conettos
• pomegranate arils
• chopped pistachios

Add chocolate balls or chopped nuts to the melted chocolate.

Place approximately 1 Tbsp of chocolate on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Place a conetto on the chocolate.

Add pomegranate and pistachio nuts (they may not all actually stick to the chocolate, but that’s fine).

Allow chocolate to dry.

(Originally featured in Family Table, Issue 877)