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French Fruit Tart
Buttery shortbread crust, vanilla pastry cream, fresh fruit — the most elegant dessert for any occasion.
Prep: 45 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 3 hours (+ chill)8 servingsAdvanced4.7 (26 reviews)350 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings8
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Make tart dough: pulse flour, butter, sugar, and yolk. Press into a 23cm/9-inch tart pan. Chill 30 min.
- 2
Blind bake at 180°C/350°F for 15-18 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
- 3
Make pastry cream: heat milk with vanilla. Whisk yolks, sugar, and cornstarch. Temper with hot milk, cook until thick. Cool with plastic wrap on surface.
- 4
Spread pastry cream into cooled tart shell.
- 5
Arrange fruit decoratively on top.
- 6
Heat apricot jam until liquid. Brush over fruit for a glossy finish.
- 7
Chill 1 hour before serving.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Pastry cream
Swap: Mascarpone cream (mascarpone + sugar + vanilla)
Easier, no cooking
Original: Apricot jam glaze
Swap: Neutral jelly (currant)
Clearer finish
Original: Mixed fruit
Swap: Single fruit (all berries or all stone fruit)
More dramatic look
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