Kids Eat by Shanai

Simple recipes that are fun, easy and mostly healthy food for kids

Pear + Potato Gratin

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe

Pear and Potato Gratin made with rich, Gruyere cheese melted between layers of potato and pear.  Perfect for Winter!

Pear and Potato Gratin | Kids Eat by Shanai

Pear and Potato Gratin

I had someone email me and ask me to post some pear recipes.  Until I started looking I didn’t realise how few pear recipes there are out there.  They are quite a staple in our house during this time of year, but other than slice up on a fruit plate, we don’t really do much else with them.  I took on this challenge and thought I would test out some of the few recipes out there.

I used a mandolin like this one to get an even and thin slice on my potatoes and pears.  This is an Amazon Australia affiliate link.  An easy way to purchase one for yourself online.

Godmorn Multi-function Food Slicer, Mandolin Vegetable Slicer, Fruit and Cheese Cutter, Chopper, Grater

This one is really great for entertaining.  We served it with slow cooker pulled pork and coleslaw….so good!

Pear and Potato Gratin | Kids Eat by Shanai

Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
Pear and Potato Gratin | Kids Eat by Shanai

Pear + Potato Gratin

  • Yield: 6 1x
Print Recipe

Description

Pear and Potato Gratin made with rich, Gruyere cheese melted between layers of potato and pear.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 2 pears
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 150g Gruyere cheese, grated
  • 11/2 cups pouring cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • salt & pepper to season

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 180°C.

Peel and thinly slice potatoes and pears.  (I didn’t peel mine, so that is optional)

Mix together cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Grease the base of a medium sized baking dish with the butter.

Layer potato, pear, cheese then cream.  Repeat this until a final layer of potato then cheese.

Cover with aluminium foil and bake 11/2 hours.  Uncover and bake a further 20 mins until golden and browned on top.

Test with a skewer and all layers should be tender.

Notes

I used a mandolin to finely slice my potatoes and pears, much faster then slicing with a knife.

Be careful covering with foil to not push down on the cheese as it will remove the cheese layer if it sticks.

For a milder option, replace Gruyere with cheddar cheese.

Resources | Kids Eat by Shanai | Fun, Easy and Mostly Healthy Food for Kids and their Families

Mandolin Slicer
Canon EOS 6D
Sigma AF 50mm F1.4 lens
Adobe Photoshop
Bluehost web hosting
WordPress Foodie Pro theme

 

 

**Some of these are affiliate links

 

This recipe was originally published June, 2018.