68 fruit tart recipes

Apricot pineapple pie fills a double crust with sweet-tart cooked dried apricots and crushed pineapple in a clear cornstarch glaze. A vintage diner-style fruit pie with intense jam-like flavor.

Classic Italian fruit tart with a lemon-scented shortcrust, silky crema pasticcera, seasonal fresh fruit, and an apricot glaze. A pasticceria showpiece you can make at home.

Sweet pastry dough (pate sucree) made in a food processor with butter, sugar, flour, and egg. A rich, tender, forgiving tart crust that's ideal for lemon tarts and fruit flans.

Glazed roast leg of lamb with a honey-vinegar glaze and a tangy rhubarb salsa spiked with jalapeno, cardamom, and raisins. A spring roast with a uniquely tart, spiced fruit condiment.

Rhubarb tart with orange glaze layers tart-sweet rhubarb over buttery puff pastry, then gets brushed with a reduced citrus syrup. Two rectangles, one sheet pan, one of the easiest stone-fruit-season desserts going.

Tart de Brymlent is a medieval Lenten tart of salmon baked with spiced apples, pears, and dried fruits in a pastry shell. A genuine old English sweet-savory recipe for history buffs and adventurous cooks.

German elderberry soup (Holunderbeersuppe): cooked elderberries with lemon, sugar, and cornstarch for a traditional tart-sweet fruit soup served hot or chilled.

Peach and sour cream tart with fresh-poached peaches arranged in a sweet pastry shell, filled with a sour cream custard, and topped with sliced almonds. A classic French-style summer fruit tart.

Basic apricot glaze simmers apricot preserves with sugar and water into a clear, golden lacquer for fruit tarts, danish pastries, and croissants. Essential pastry kitchen building block in 15 minutes.

Roasted winter squash with apples and cranberries, a simple fall technique that tenderizes squash flesh and tart fruit in one covered pan. Easy Thanksgiving side or weeknight vegetarian main.

Old-fashioned wild plum jelly made with fresh plum juice, dry fruit pectin, and sugar. A traditional grandma-style preserve with a tart-sweet edge that captures wild plums at peak season.

Rhubarb bulgur pilaf with dried apricots, cinnamon, and a kick of cayenne. A vegetarian grain dish balancing tart rhubarb with sweet fruit and warm spices.

Slow cooker pork chops simmered with mixed dried fruit, orange marmalade, ginger, and apricot nectar. Sweet-tart braise with a glossy thickened pan sauce. Five-minute prep, hands-off dinner.

German cottage cheese and oil pastry dough (Quark-Öl-Teig): a tender, no-butter base for fruit tarts, sweet rolls, and stollen made without yeast. Quick to mix and ready to roll in 20 minutes.

Pickled sweet green tomatoes turn end-of-season fruit into spiced jewel-toned slices. Brown sugar, vinegar, and a spice bag of mustard seed, allspice, celery seed, and cloves give them a sweet-tart bite for canning.

This simple fruit salad works at the start of the meal or as a dessert. The fruit is lightly glazed with either a simple syrup or agave syrup. Ginger, a bit of lemon, and some savory thyme which pairs amazingly with summer fruits accents the tartness of the berries and the sweetness of the stone fruit.