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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. 1

    Make tart dough: pulse flour, butter, sugar, and yolk. Press into a 23cm/9-inch tart pan. Chill 30 min.

  2. 2

    Blind bake at 180°C/350°F for 15-18 minutes until golden. Cool completely.

  3. 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. 4

    Spread pastry cream into cooled tart shell.

  5. 5

    Arrange fruit decoratively on top.

  6. 6

    Heat apricot jam until liquid. Brush over fruit for a glossy finish.

  7. 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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