# Fruit Tarts

A step-by-step guide to making homemade fruit tarts with a pastry cream filling.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.33 cup powdered sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cold butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 egg yolks
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- blueberries
- raspberries
- apricot jam

## Instructions

1. Combine all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt in a glass bowl.
2. Mix the dry ingredients with your fingers.
3. Transfer the dry ingredients to a mixer.
4. Chop 8 tablespoons of butter into small cubes.
5. Add the chopped butter to the dry ingredients in the mixer and mix on low speed until a crumbly texture is achieved.
6. Add one egg and vanilla extract to the mixture and continue mixing until smooth and uniform.
7. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill.
8. Combine 5 egg yolks, 1/2 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of cornstarch, a tiny pinch of salt, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract in a measuring cup.
9. Whisk the pastry cream ingredients.
10. Add 1 cup of heavy cream and 1 cup of whole milk to the mixture.
11. Heat the mixture on medium heat while whisking until it thickens and bubbles for 2 minutes.
12. Add 4 tablespoons of butter to the pastry cream.
13. Pour the pastry cream onto a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours.
14. Roll the chilled dough out to a quarter-inch thick.
15. Fit the dough into tart molds and trim excess with a knife.
16. Dock the tart shells with a fork to prevent the middle from rising.
17. Bake the tart shells until they are a light golden color (approximately 16-18 minutes at 375F).
18. Pipe the chilled pastry cream into the baked tart shells.
19. Arrange fresh fruits like blueberries and raspberries on top of the pastry cream.
20. Glaze the fruit tarts with apricot jam using a pastry brush.

## Equipment

- glass bowl
- mixer
- knife
- spatula
- plastic wrap
- measuring cup
- whisk
- saucepan
- baking sheet
- rolling pin
- tart molds
- fork
- piping bag
- pastry brush

## Tips

- Whisk egg yolks and sugar quickly to prevent curdling
- Docking the tart shells prevents them from rising unevenly during baking
- Glaze with apricot jam for shine and flavor

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrjQ315m/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/012bcd21-2f9b-4278-9024-0ca3d42a63bc
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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