Description
This Strawberry Custard Tart features a buttery tart shell filled with creamy vanilla custard and topped with fresh strawberries for a stunning and delicious dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 170 g unsalted butter, softened
- 120 g powdered sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 350 g all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 500 g milk
- 4 large eggs
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 30 g cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 60 g unsalted butter, softened and cubed
- 200 g whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fresh strawberries, halved
Instructions
- Beat softened butter until creamy, then mix in powdered sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and beat until smooth.
- Sift in flour and salt. Mix until dough forms. Divide, wrap, and chill for 4 hours.
- Roll out one dough disc to 1/8 inch thickness. Line a 9-inch tart pan and dock the bottom with a fork. Freeze for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake tart shell with weights for 15 minutes, remove weights, and bake 15–20 minutes more. Cool completely.
- In a saucepan, heat milk and vanilla until just simmering. In a bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla until smooth.
- Slowly add hot milk to the egg mixture while whisking. Return to pan and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Cover custard with plastic wrap (touching surface) and cool completely.
- Whip cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Pour cooled custard into tart shell and smooth. Top with whipped cream and arrange halved strawberries decoratively.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- Don’t overwork tart dough to keep it tender.
- Use high-quality vanilla for best custard flavor.
- Chill custard before assembling to help set the tart.
- Only add strawberries before serving to keep them fresh.
- The tart shell can be made ahead and frozen.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
Keywords: Strawberry Custard Tart, fresh strawberry tart, fruit tart recipe, summer tart, vanilla custard tart