If you have a craving for a delicious and summery dessert, a stone fruit custard tart is the perfect choice for your next culinary adventure. The combination of sweet, juicy stone fruit with a creamy custard filling baked in a flaky crust creates a taste that will transport you to summer, no matter the time of year. With its vibrant colors and refreshing flavor, this tart is an ideal addition to any backyard barbecue or family gathering. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this detailed guide will take you through all the steps of crafting this mouthwatering dessert, leaving you with a slice of heaven on a plate.
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STONE FRUIT CUSTARD TART
This tart with peaches, nectarines, apricots, and/or plums is a late-summer showstopper yet surprisingly simple to make. The crust and filling both come together in a food processor.
Provided by Tara O'Brady
Categories Dessert Butter Pistachio Egg Sour Cream Vanilla Cardamom Ginger Peach Nectarine Apricot Plum Summer
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Crust
- Preheat an oven to 375°F. Cook butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 5-8 minutes. Set aside.
- Pulse pistachios in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer 4 Tbsp. to a small bowl; set aside.
- Scrape reserved browned butter over pistachios in food processor; add egg, brown sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder. Pulse until incorporated, then process, scraping down sides as needed, until mixture looks like wet sand and holds together when squeezed in your hand, about 2 minutes.
- Press dough evenly into bottom and about 2" up sides of pan with a straight-sided glass or measuring cup. Chill while you make the filling.
- Filling and assembly
- Process eggs and brown sugar in clean food processor until eggs are well combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down sides; add sour cream, vanilla bean paste, cardamom, ginger, orange zest, and salt. Sprinkle flour and 2 Tbsp. reserved pistachios over; process until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Starting at the edges of the chilled tart shell and working inward, arrange stone fruit in snug concentric circles, standing each wedge up so one tip is raised and rounded skin side is pressed against crust. Carefully pour custard around fruit (fruit should not be completely covered). Sprinkle coarse sugar over.
- Bake pie until crust is golden brown and filling is puffed and set in the center (it shouldn't wobble when gently shaken), 70-75 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and scatter remaining reserved 2 Tbsp. pistachios over. Let cool, then chill, uncovered, until fully set.
- Unmold tart. Dust with powdered sugar and/or top with dollops of whipped cream or crème fraîche if desired. Serve chilled or room temperature.
FRESH FRUIT-CUSTARD TART
This seasonal custard dessert makes perfect use of farmers market fresh fruit.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h15m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, stir crust ingredients until soft dough forms. Using lightly floured fingers, press dough firmly and evenly against bottom and sides of ungreased 9-inch square tart pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool crust 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- In medium bowl, mix granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and the salt. Stir in whipping cream, liqueur and 3 eggs with whisk until blended. Pour filling into partially baked crust.
- Bake 30 minutes or until custard is set. (Filling will puff when baked but then fall when cooled.) Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 3 hours.
- Arrange fruit over custard. In small microwavable bowl, microwave jelly uncovered on High 30 seconds or until melted. Brush over fruit. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Carbohydrate 45 g, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 189 mg
PUFF-PASTRY TARTS WITH STONE FRUITS AND FRANGIPANE
You can make smaller tarts with extra puff-pastry dough after cutting: Use two or three pieces of stone fruit and bake about 20 minutes. The leftover frangipane, or almond mixture, is a great addition to French-toast batter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Time 45m
Yield Makes 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add granulated sugar, butter, 1 egg, salt, and cinnamon; process until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water. On a lightly floured surface, cut pastry into 6 four-inch-squares and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush edges of pastry with egg wash. Spread 2 teaspoons almond mixture in center of each square; top with 4 pieces fruit. Sprinkle each tart with some turbinado sugar.
- Bake until tarts are golden brown and fruit has softened, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, 20 minutes. Sprinkle with flowers; serve.
STONE FRUIT SUMMER CRUMBLE TART
This simple, adaptable summer dessert is perfect when there's lots of juicy fresh fruits at the market. An easy streusel forms both the crust and crumble topping, and it's packed with whatever fruit (or combo of fruits) you like. It's especially wonderful with stone fruit like peaches, plums or cherries, but berries work well too.
Provided by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Categories dessert
Time 2h5m
Yield 8 to 10 servings (one 10- or 11-inch tart)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the streusel: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 10- or 11-inch tart pan with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon to combine. Drop the butter into the bowl and work it in with your fingertips or a pastry cutter until the mixture comes together to form large clumps. Press about two-thirds of the streusel into the base of the tart pan, taking care to press evenly on both the base and sides.
- For the fruit filling: In a separate medium bowl, stir the granulated sugar, flour and salt to combine. Add the fruit to the bowl and toss well to coat.
- Arrange the fruit in an even layer on top of the crust. Crumble the remaining streusel over the surface. Place the tart on a baking sheet. Bake until the fruit is juicy, maybe even bubbly, and the streusel is a deep and even golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
SINFUL CUSTARD TART
Steps:
- Position 1 oven rack in the bottom of the oven and 1 in the middle. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Unroll pie crust and place in a 9-inch pie plate, crimping the edge.
- Bake pie crust on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- While the crust is baking, combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Add half-and-half, milk, rum, and salt; mix on low until incorporated. Mix nutmeg and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
- Remove crust from the oven and brush with egg white; bake for another 5 minutes.
- Remove crust from the oven; increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Carefully pour filling into the pie crust. Sprinkle with spice mixture.
- Bake on the bottom rack of the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Move the pie to the middle rack and bake until the middle of the pie is almost set, about 25 minutes. Place on a cooling rack; it will continue to cook after it's taken out of the oven.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.9 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Cholesterol 111.6 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 223.2 mg, Sugar 26.4 g
Tips:
- For a perfectly golden crust, brush the edges of the tart with an egg wash before baking.
- Don't overfill the tart shell. The custard will rise as it bakes, so leave a little room at the top.
- If you don't have a kitchen torch, you can caramelize the sugar on top of the tart by broiling it for a few minutes. Watch it closely so that it doesn't burn.
- To make a gluten-free tart, use a gluten-free pie crust mix or make your own gluten-free pastry dough.
- For a vegan tart, use a plant-based milk and butter substitute in the custard filling.
Conclusion:
This stone fruit custard tart is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The creamy custard filling and sweet stone fruit are a perfect combination, and the tart crust adds a nice touch of texture. With its beautiful appearance and delicious flavor, this tart is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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