This French Fresh berries tart is so delicious and simple to make. You can use a pre-baked pie shell or make your own using this favorite recipe.
The French pastry cream or Crème Patissière recipe is from top French pastry chef Jacques Pepin. It’s not too sweet and tastes so fresh and light, a perfect combination with the fresh berries. Since the pastry cream needs to cool down, and the current jelly glaze needs to set, do make sure to prepare this tart a few hours before serving.
You can use any fresh berries, or only strawberries for this tart.
French Fresh Berries Tart
Equipment
- Mixing bowl, spatula, sauce pan, pie dish
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 Pre-baked Tart Shell
- 2 cups assorted fresh berries
- 1/4 cup current jelly
Instructions
- Bake the tart shell at 400F preheated oven for 20 minutes till golden – Let cool completely
French pastry cream
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, egg yolks, vanilla till pale yellow around 4 minutes. Add the flour, whisk until the mixture is smooth
- Brink the milk to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Gradually add the milk to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly (make sure to add the milk slowly, mix, before adding more). Return the mixture to the saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, while stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Boil the mixture while still stirring constantly for 1 minute.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, press plastic wrap directly on the surface (to prevent the top from hardening). Let cool to room temperature for about 1 hour. It's best to refrigerate the cool pastry cream for 1 hour before using. The pastry cream can be chilled, covered, for up to 3 days.
- While the pastry cream is cooling, wash and cut the fresh berries.
- Melt the current jelly in a small saucepan until liquid and smooth
- Spread the cool pastry cream evenly in the baked and cool pie shell. Decorate with washed and cut berries.
- Brush the fresh berries with the melted jelly and allow it to set for at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before serving
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