Use whatever fresh fruits you have for this delightful prize-winning tart from the Connecticut State Fair.
The Ultimate Fresh Fruit Tart
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 5 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup plus 4 tablespoons whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups fruit, such as raspberries, blackberries, sliced nectarines, kiwifruit
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Press pie crust into 10-inch tart pan; prick bottom and side with fork. Bake 10 minutes; turn oven down to 350°F. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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Step2Melt chocolate and 4 tablespoons of the whipping cream over low heat. Stir until smooth; spread into baked pie shell, coating bottom of crust. Refrigerate.
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Step3In heavy 2-quart saucepan, cook butter, sugar and cornstarch over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thick and mixture boils; boil 1 minute.
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Step4Beat egg yolks in small bowl; stir small amount of sugar mixture into egg yolks. Slowly add egg mixture to remaining sugar mixture in saucepan, stirring rapidly to avoid lumps. Cook 1 minute over low heat. Remove from heat; add vanilla.
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Step5Cover and refrigerate 3 hours. Whip 1 cup whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold cold egg mixture into whipped cream with whisk. Fill pie shell with mixture. Top tart with fruit.
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Step6Microwave apricot jam and water in small microwavable bowl uncovered on High 1 minute. Glaze fruit with jam mixture using pastry brush. Refrigerate 1 1/2 hours and serve.
Nutrition
480
Calories
32g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
42g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 32g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 18g
- 91%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 170mg
- 57%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 42g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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