Fresh Fruit Tart with Mascarpone and Honey (Reduced Sugar)
By Sara MayerPublished on April 18, 2020
Time
1¾ hours, plus 3½ hours chilling, freezing, and cooling
Yield
Serves 8
Sugar
16 grams with crust (down from 28)
Ingredients
Tart Crust
1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon heavy cream ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup (1⅓ ounces/38 grams) Sucanat 1¼ cups (6¼ ounces/177 grams) all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces and chilledFilling
½ teaspoon unflavored gelatin 2 teaspoons water ½ cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 4 ounces (113 grams/½ cup) mascarpone, chilled5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup) blueberries 7½ ounces (213 grams/1½ cups) strawberries, hulled and halved lengthwise2 large kiwis, peeled and sliced crosswise ¼ inch thick1 tablespoon apple jellyBefore You Begin
You can learn more about Sucanat in this article. Do not skip grinding the Sucanat in step 1 or the dough will look speckled and be difficult to roll out. If the dough is soft or sticky, slide it onto a baking sheet and refrigerate until firm. We like a combination of kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries in this tart. Do not allow the mascarpone to warm to room temperature before using it or it may break when mixed with the other ingredients.
Instructions
- Whisk egg yolk, cream, and vanilla together in bowl. Grind Sucanat in spice grinder until fine and powdery, about 1 minute. Process flour, ground Sucanat, and salt in food processor until combined, about 5 seconds. Scatter chilled butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, about 15 pulses. With processor running, add egg yolk mixture and process until dough just comes together, about 12 seconds.
- Form dough into 6-inch disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Dough can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month. If frozen, let dough thaw completely on counter before rolling.)
- Let chilled dough sit on counter to soften slightly, about 10 minutes. Roll dough into 11-inch circle on lightly floured counter. Loosely roll dough around rolling pin and gently unroll it onto 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom, letting excess dough hang over edge. Ease dough into pan by gently lifting edge of dough with your hand while pressing into corners and fluted sides of pan with your other hand. Run rolling pin over top of pan to remove any excess dough. Wrap dough-lined pan loosely in plastic, place on large plate, and freeze until dough is chilled and firm, about 30 minutes. (Dough-lined tart pan can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Set dough-lined tart pan on baking sheet, line with double layer of aluminum foil, covering edges to prevent burning, and fill with pie weights.
- Bake until crust is golden brown and set, about 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Carefully remove weights and foil and continue to bake until deep golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Let crust cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in bowl and let sit until softened, about 5 minutes. Microwave mixture until bubbling around edges and gelatin dissolves, 10 to 15 seconds.
- Using stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip cream, honey, vanilla, and gelatin mixture on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and whip until soft peaks form, 1 to 3 minutes. Gently fold in mascarpone. Spread mixture evenly into cooled tart crust.
- Arrange blueberries around edge of tart. Arrange strawberries, cut side down, inside blueberries. Shingle kiwi slices, slightly overlapping them, in floral pattern inside strawberries.
- Microwave jelly until fluid, about 10 seconds. Using pastry brush, dab melted jelly over fruit. Chill assembled tart in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours. To serve, remove outer ring of tart pan, slide thin metal spatula between tart and tart pan bottom, and carefully slide tart onto serving platter or cutting board.
for the tart crust
for the filling
Time
1¾ hours, plus 3½ hours chilling, freezing, and coolingYield
Serves 8Sugar
16 grams with crust (down from 28)Ingredients
Tart Crust
Filling
Ingredients
Tart Crust
Filling
Ingredients
Tart Crust
Filling
Why This Recipe Works
We started by trying to make a pastry cream with half the amount of sugar but found it eggy and bland. No matter what flavors we added to it, we were dissatisfied with the result. In search of a rich, great-tasting base for our fresh fruit, we landed on whipped cream. We enriched the cream with mascarpone for a luxurious texture, and added a small amount of unflavored gelatin to ensure that the mixture wouldn't turn soupy under the fruit. We found that a small amount of honey was all that was needed to sweeten the cream mixture. A small dab of apple jelly to glaze our fruit made for a beautiful, satiny finish without adding unnecessary extra sweetness.
Before You Begin
You can learn more about Sucanat in this article. Do not skip grinding the Sucanat in step 1 or the dough will look speckled and be difficult to roll out. If the dough is soft or sticky, slide it onto a baking sheet and refrigerate until firm. We like a combination of kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries in this tart. Do not allow the mascarpone to warm to room temperature before using it or it may break when mixed with the other ingredients.
Instructions
- Whisk egg yolk, cream, and vanilla together in bowl. Grind Sucanat in spice grinder until fine and powdery, about 1 minute. Process flour, ground Sucanat, and salt in food processor until combined, about 5 seconds. Scatter chilled butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, about 15 pulses. With processor running, add egg yolk mixture and process until dough just comes together, about 12 seconds.
- Form dough into 6-inch disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Dough can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month. If frozen, let dough thaw completely on counter before rolling.)
- Let chilled dough sit on counter to soften slightly, about 10 minutes. Roll dough into 11-inch circle on lightly floured counter. Loosely roll dough around rolling pin and gently unroll it onto 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom, letting excess dough hang over edge. Ease dough into pan by gently lifting edge of dough with your hand while pressing into corners and fluted sides of pan with your other hand. Run rolling pin over top of pan to remove any excess dough. Wrap dough-lined pan loosely in plastic, place on large plate, and freeze until dough is chilled and firm, about 30 minutes. (Dough-lined tart pan can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Set dough-lined tart pan on baking sheet, line with double layer of aluminum foil, covering edges to prevent burning, and fill with pie weights.
- Bake until crust is golden brown and set, about 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Carefully remove weights and foil and continue to bake until deep golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Let crust cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in bowl and let sit until softened, about 5 minutes. Microwave mixture until bubbling around edges and gelatin dissolves, 10 to 15 seconds.
- Using stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip cream, honey, vanilla, and gelatin mixture on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and whip until soft peaks form, 1 to 3 minutes. Gently fold in mascarpone. Spread mixture evenly into cooled tart crust.
- Arrange blueberries around edge of tart. Arrange strawberries, cut side down, inside blueberries. Shingle kiwi slices, slightly overlapping them, in floral pattern inside strawberries.
- Microwave jelly until fluid, about 10 seconds. Using pastry brush, dab melted jelly over fruit. Chill assembled tart in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours. To serve, remove outer ring of tart pan, slide thin metal spatula between tart and tart pan bottom, and carefully slide tart onto serving platter or cutting board.
for the tart crust
for the filling
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