French Fruit Tart
A elegant yet simple tart with a buttery pastry crust, creamy vanilla custard, and fresh fruit topping. Ready in under an hour, perfect for impressing guests or a special dessert.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 5g
Ingredients
- 1 sheet (9 oz) frozen puff pastry sheet
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 count egg yolks
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups mixed fresh fruit (berries, sliced peaches, kiwi)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Thaw puff pastry on the counter for 5 minutes.
- 2
Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale, ~2 minutes.
- 3
Place puff pastry on a baking sheet. Prick all over with a fork.
- 4
Bake pastry until golden and puffed, 15–18 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- 5
Heat milk in a saucepan over medium until steam rises, ~4 minutes.
- 6
Slowly pour hot milk into egg mixture while whisking constantly.
- 7
Return mixture to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until it coats a spoon, ~3 minutes.
- 8
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 9
Spread custard evenly over cooled pastry crust.
- 10
Arrange fresh fruit over custard in a decorative pattern.
- 11
Serve immediately or chill up to 2 hours before serving.
Tools you’ll need
- baking sheet
- fork
- bowl
- whisk
- saucepan
- spoon
- spatula
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