Poor straw tart
Poor straw tart is a medium French recipe that serves 8. 570 calories per serving. Recipe by Chef Sylvain - Long live pastry! on YouTube.
Prep: 2 hrs 30 min | Cook: 1 hr | Total: 3 hrs 45 min
Cost: $20.55 total, $2.57 per serving
Ingredients
- 300 g Ready shortcrust pastry (Shortcrust pastry, keep chilled until use)
- 30 g Unsalted butter (for greasing the pan) (Slightly softened)
- 4 Golden apples (2 for the filling, 2 for the straw apples, peeled and cut)
- 2 Williams pears (Peeled and diced)
- 30 g Unsalted butter (for the filling) (For sautéing the fruit)
- 50 g Chopped hazelnuts (Lightly toasted before chopping for more flavor)
- 50 g Chopped walnuts (Grenoble walnuts)
- 50 g Raisins
- 50 g Unsalted butter (for the hazelnut cream) (Softened, ideally in the microwave on low power)
- 50 g Granulated sugar
- 50 g Hazelnut powder (Made by blending toasted hazelnuts)
- 10 g Flour (For the hazelnut cream)
- 1 Whole egg (At room temperature)
- 30 g Mascarpone
- 30 g Powdered sugar (For finishing)
Instructions
Prepare the pan and shortcrust pastry
Lightly butter the tart ring, flour the work surface, roll out the shortcrust pastry to 3 mm thickness, line the pan, form a small edge and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Time: PT15M
Prepare the fruit filling
Peel and dice the 2 Golden apples and the 2 Williams pears. Chop the hazelnuts, walnuts and measure the raisins.
Time: PT15M
Cook the fruit filling
In a skillet, melt 30 g of butter, add the apple and pear dice, cook for 8 minutes over medium heat. Then incorporate the hazelnuts, walnuts and raisins, continue for 5 minutes stirring.
Time: PT13M
Prepare the hazelnut cream
Soften 50 g of butter (microwave, low power). Add the sugar, mix, incorporate the egg, the mascarpone, then the hazelnut powder and finally the flour. Mix until a homogeneous batter is obtained.
Time: PT10M
Assemble the tart
Pour the hazelnut cream over the cooled tart base, spread evenly. Distribute the fruit filling over the entire surface and gently flatten with the palm of your hand.
Time: PT10M
Prepare the straw apples
Peel 2 additional Golden apples, halve them, remove the core and slice very thinly into hair‑like strips (straw style).
Time: PT10M
Decorate with the straw apples
Arrange the straw apple strips in a rosette on the tart, without crushing them, then generously dust with powdered sugar.
Time: PT5M
Bake
Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Bake the tart and cook for 40 to 45 minutes, watching the browning of the top.
Time: PT45M
Temperature: 160°C
Cooling
Remove the tart from the oven, let it slide onto a rack and cool for 30 minutes before unmolding.
Time: PT30M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 570
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 70 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
Dietary info: Vegetarian, Contains gluten, Contains tree nuts, Contains dairy, Contains eggs, high-fiber
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Nuts, Egg
Last updated: April 7, 2026






