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Fresh fruit tart topped with kiwi, mango, and berries, served on a white plate.

Tropical Fruit Tart

Bree Hester
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients
  

Crust:

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10 Tablespoons butter cold and cut into pieces
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 Tablespoons water

Pastry Cream Filling:

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1- inch piece fresh ginger peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 vanilla bean split and seeded
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch

Assembly:

  • 2/3 cup apricot preserves
  • 2 Tablespoons Cognac
  • 2 kiwis peeled and sliced
  • 1 mango peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 fresh pineapple peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 pint raspberries

Instructions
 

  • Roll out the pastry an inch or two larger than your tart pan. Make sure that your pan has a removable bottom. Press into the sides, then use your rolling pin to cut off the excess dough. Pierce with a fork.
    Flaky pie crust in preparation for baking with a fork for pricking holes.
  • Line the crust with foil and weigh it down with a pie weight. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the foil and bake until golden brown.
    Reusable silicone baking mat with a red round cake turntable on foil in an oven.
  • After you make your filling and it has set, and the crust has cooled, slice your fruit. Warm the preserves and add the Cognac.
    Fresh fruit tart crust ready for baking with lemon curd, whipped cream, and fresh fruit toppings on the side.
  • Spread the ginger vanilla pastry cream evenly into the tart shell.
    Creamy lemon tart ready to bake with fresh fruit and ingredients on the countertop.
  • Arrange the fruit however you like. I wanted to make stripes, the only downside is that you don't get all of the varieties of fruit in each slice, but I love how it looks.
    Fresh fruit tart with sliced kiwi, raspberries, pineapple, and mango on a pastry crust.
  • Brush the fruit liberally with the preserves. It will make the fruit glisten and look gorgeous.
    Fresh fruit tart with kiwi, strawberries, pineapple, and mango on a wire cooling rack.
  • Keep chilled until ready to serve.
    Fresh fruit tart with mango, kiwi, strawberries, and pineapple on a white dessert plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 170mgFiber: 3g
Keyword Tropical Fruit Tart
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