Fruit Tart Recipe
Learn how to make a delicious Fruit Tart, a dessert featuring a crisp pastry crust filled with creamy custard and topped with fresh, vibrant fruits.
Equipment
- 1 Tart Pan Preferably with a removable bottom
- 1 Mixing Bowl For preparing the custard and dough
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Butter Cold and diced
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 2-3 tbsp Cold water As needed
- 2 cups Milk
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 3 large Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 cups Mixed fresh fruits Such as strawberries, kiwi, and blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour and sugar, add butter and cut it using a pastry blender until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add egg yolk and water gradually, mixing until dough forms.
- Press the dough into the tart pan evenly and bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden.
- In a saucepan, heat milk and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and cornstarch. Gradually add warm milk mixture to the yolks, whisking continuously.
- Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook until it thickens. Stir in vanilla extract and let cool.
- Fill the cooled tart shell with custard, spreading it evenly.
- Arrange fresh fruits decoratively on top of the custard.
- Chill the tart in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
You can use any combination of fruits for the topping. For extra shine, glaze the fruits with melted apricot jam.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 180mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 25000IUVitamin C: 12.4mgCalcium: 1000mgIron: 0.3mg
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