Fruit tart
A fruit tart is a dessert that consists of a pastry crust or shell filled with a sweetened fruit filling. Tarts can be served either cold or hot and are often garnished with whipped cream, ice cream, or a fruit glaze.
The earliest known recipe for a fruit tart can be found in the 1381 cookbook Le Viandier, which was written by Guillaume Tirel, also known as Taillevent. This recipe, however, did not include a crust, but simply instructed the cook to place the fruit in a dish and cover it with a sweetened syrup.
By the 16th century, recipes for tarts with pastry shells began to appear. One of the earliest known recipes was published in the 1545 book A Book of Cookrye, which included a recipe for a “Tarte of Appleis”. This recipe called for the cook to make a dough from flour, butter, eggs, and sugar, and then to line a dish with the dough before filling it with apples.
Advice
Fruit tart is a classic, delicious dessert that is fun to make. For the best results, start with a good tart dough recipe. Be sure to blind bake the tart shell until it is golden brown and cooked through. When filling the tart, use a combination of fresh and cooked fruit for the best flavor and texture. Don’t forget to add a little sugar and a splash of lemon juice to bring out the natural flavors of the fruit. For the top, use a glaze of apricot jam and sugar to give the tart a beautiful shine. Finally, be sure to serve the tart chilled for a refreshing finish.
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Recipes
Caramelized Summer Fruit Tart
- all purpose flour
- whipped cream
- honey
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- puff pastry
- salt
- demerara sugar
- cornstarch
- sugar
- berry
Vanilla Custard Fruit Tart
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- lemon zest
- apricot preserve
- salt
- milk
- egg yolk
- butter
- ice water
- sugar
- fruit
No Bake Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart
- raspberry
- medjool date
- greek yogurt
- salt
- pecan
- honey
- strawberry
10 Minute Fruit Tart
- lemon flavor pudding
- orange
- graham cracker crust
- blackberry preserve
- blackberry
- raspberry
- mint
- strawberry
Fresh Fruit Tart with Almond Press-In Crust
- CRUST
- all purpose flour
- salt
- butter
- almond flour
- egg yolk
- sugar
- CUSTARD AND ASSEMBLY
- vanilla paste
- blueberry
- blackberry
- sugar
- cornstarch
- salt
- milk
- butter
- egg yolk
Glazed Fruit Tart
- cornstarch
- egg
- mango
- mandarin orange segment
- vanilla extract
- strawberry
- blueberry
- raspberry
- apricot jam
- all purpose flour
- milk
- egg yolk
- kiwi fruit
- water
- sugar
- butter
Fruit Tart With Pastry Cream Filling
- apricot jam
- vanilla
- fruit
- shortcrust pastry
Passion Fruit Tart
- passion fruit pulp
- lemon
- butter
- shortcrust pastry
- sugar
- egg
- egg yolk
Brown Butter Fruit Tart
- sugar
- bean
- mascarpone cheese
- lemon
- puff pastry
- fruit
- all purpose flour
- butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
Summer Fruit Tart
- vanilla extract
- salt
- raspberry
- brown sugar
- cashew
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- kite hill vegan cream cheese
- peach
- powdered sugar
- coconut oil
- graham cracker sheet
Fruit Tart
- strawberry
- egg yolk
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- blueberry
- sugar
- confectioner
- cornstarch
- raspberry
- strawberry glaze
- salt
- salt
- milk
- vanilla extract
- butter
- egg yolk
- kiwi
- butter
Fruit Tart
- Pastry cream and fruit
- vanilla extract
- salt
- milk
- fruit
- apricot jam
- butter
- cornstarch
- egg yolk
- sugar
- Crust
- butter
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- salt
- confectioners sugar
Fresh Fruit Tart
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- jam
- sugar
- butter
- fruit
- cream cheese
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- sugar 62%
Common Ingredients
- all purpose flour 54%
- butter 54%
- salt 54%
- vanilla extract 54%
Usual Ingredients
- egg yolk 46%
Rarey Ingredients
- cornstarch 38%
- milk 38%
- raspberry 38%