Description
Tarte aux Fraises Fleur is a breathtaking French-style strawberry tart where fresh strawberry slices are artfully arranged to resemble a blooming flower. Built on a crisp buttery pâte sucrée crust, filled with silky vanilla pastry cream, and crowned with jewel-toned strawberries, this dessert is as elegant as it is delicious — perfect for spring tables, special celebrations, or a Parisian-style afternoon tea. Keywords: tarte aux fraises, strawberry flower tart, French strawberry tart, elegant fruit dessert, floral tart
Ingredients
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- For the Tart Shell (Pâte Sucrée):
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1–2 tbsp cold water
- Pinch of salt
- For the Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière):
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- For the Topping:
- 2–3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp apricot jam or neutral glaze (for shine)
- Optional: mint leaves or edible flowers for garnish
Instructions
- Make the Tart Shell: In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse in butter until crumbly. Add egg yolk and cold water gradually until dough forms. Chill for 30 mins.
- Roll out and press into a tart pan. Prick bottom and chill again. Blind bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15 mins with weights, then 10 mins uncovered. Cool.
- Prepare Pastry Cream: Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl. Heat milk until steaming. Slowly whisk into yolk mixture, then return to pot and cook over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla. Chill with plastic wrap on surface.
- Assemble: Spread cooled pastry cream into tart shell. Arrange strawberry slices concentrically to form a rose or flower pattern.
- Warm glaze and brush gently over strawberries for shine. Chill before serving.
Notes
- Use ripe, uniform strawberries for best visual effect.
- You can flavor pastry cream with rosewater or lemon zest for a twist.
- Tart is best served the same day for maximum freshness and beauty.
- Details
Nutrition
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
