Tarts have always been my go-to when I’m looking to impress, and with this collection, you’ll be setting the table for success! These 30 recipes range from fruity delights to savory sensations.
I can’t wait to share all these buttery, flaky treasures with you!
1. Plum Tart
This magnificent pastry features a golden brown crust with a delicious burst of crimson plum filling on the surface.But that is not all.A hidden layer is tucked underneath those plums that makes it unforgettable.
What might appear simple actually holds a phenomenal union of plum juices with a concealed almond-sugar mixture, producing a luxurious custard when baked.
2. French Apricot Tart Recipe | Tarte Aux Abricot
Make your final course even better with this amazing apricot tart recipe. A blend of bright, fresh apricots and apricot jam makes sure that fantastic flavor stays at the forefront.
While crafting French confections might appear complicated, do not let that intimidate you. This recipe includes very clear steps with images to ensure your French baking experience is smooth sailing.
3. Apple Frangipane Tart
Although its title appears exotic with its fancy presentation, have no fear. Believe me when I say that you can do this.
This pastry has a crisp crust filled with frangipane with an artistic flower arrangement of very thinly sliced apples. Lastly, it is finished with a sweet apricot jam for good measure.
In case you do not know, frangipane is a custard with an almond flavor that is made using creamed butter with sugar, almond flour, flavorings, and eggs.
Delicious!
4. Nutella Tart with Toasted Hazelnut Crust
If your mission is to create a treat that will wow the kids, then you found the recipe. Thanks to its buttery, crunchy hazelnut crust and yummy Nutella filling, this pastry is sure to be a hit.
This recipe has hazelnuts in every bite, making it a truly exquisite experience.
5. Tomato Basil Tart
With tomatoes, basil pesto, and cheese all combined in the filling, this tart is a savory, quiche-like masterpiece with the taste of a Margherita pizza. The list of components is surprisingly short, but when they are combined, they produce an amazing, addicting taste.
I always love to see how nature’s gifts can do that.
6. Pomegranate Cream Tart
This one is brimming with both freshness and taste. Pomegranate seeds are a common sight as garnishes for salads, yogurts, and many other foods.
But in this tart, pomegranates take center stage in all their juicy glory. These fruits mix with a sweetened cream cheese filling and cranberry jam for a tasty treat with amazing color.
7. Easy Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie always draws me in with its combination of bananas and yummy caramel. A buttery crust and a light whipped cream topping all join forces to create a great balance of exciting and delicious profiles.
And here is the surprise: this banoffee pie only needs five ingredients and a quarter hour of prep.
8. Vegan Eggnog Custard Tart
Make your Christmas gathering even more celebratory with this eggnog custard tart.
It does not have any dairy, meaning that everyone gets a slice. But even better, it mirrors your favorite Christmas drink, but presented as a tart.
This dessert is definitely worth making this holiday season thanks to its buttery crust and alcohol-laced eggnog custard filling.
9. Portuguese Custard Tarts, or Pasteis de Nata
No visit to Macau, once a colony of Portugal, would be complete if you missed Pasteis de Nata. Pasteis de Nata come with a very flaky pastry crust and silky smooth custard filling. These small pastries are amazing!
I was able to see this lovely country a few years ago, and these delicious little things blew my mind. Luckily, you can bake them in your kitchen using this easy recipe.
10. Apple Tarte Tatin
Coming from across the English Channel, this well-known French dessert is one of the most popular pastries around. It’s famous because of its delicious caramelized fruit filling with fantastic color. In this version, a golden brown pastry crust acts as the bowl for the yummy caramelized apples.
Serve with ice cream and you will love it.
If you think this will be hard to make, think again. It’s just four components!
11. Cornflake Tart
Change that ordinary breakfast cereal into an unbelievable pastry. This cornflake tart has a wild amount of texture. From the crunchy crust to the cornflake filling with a sticky golden syrup, all of it makes for a truly heavenly bite.
These pastries are British in origin, so if you are trying to find a way to add some culture to dinner, this one’s for you.
12. Salted Caramel and Peanut Chocolate Tart Recipe
From its salted caramel to its chocolate and nuts, this unbelievably yummy treat ranks as one of my all-time favorite peanut recipes.Any lover of sweetness would be head over heels for this dessert.
This mixture of salt, sweetness, nuts, and crunch is set on a traditional golden crust.A single bite will surely address any desire for something sweet.
13. Traditional Treacle Tart
To enjoy a tasty dessert made famous by Harry Potter, you do not have to have an invitation to Hogwarts!Still, any true fan will recognize this treat as Harry’s number one choice.
A treacle tart is another classic treat from Britain made with a buttery shortcrust pastry and a sticky, sweet golden treacle filling.
14. Vegan Chocolate Orange Tart with Candied Kumquats
This baked masterpiece offers a chocolate shortbread crust, a luscious filling with chocolate and orange, and a chocolate ganache topping. How magnificent, am I right? But one moment, there is still more.
Candied kumquats act as a garnish for the pastry, offering additional flavor and texture to the dessert. Oh, and did I mention that this treat is also vegan? This is one special recipe.
15. Bacon and Onion Tarts
Let us take a time out from everything sweet for these amazing bacon and onion tarts.
The idea of crispy bacon and sweet caramelized onions makes me want to cook right now. Add a golden crust to that mix, and this creation is just about perfect. I cannot get enough of the flavors at play, such as sweet, salty, smoky, and savory all at once.
16. Cranberry Gingersnap Pie
If a distinctive treat for Thanksgiving is what you are looking for, then your mission is over.Try this velvety cranberry puree within a buttery and gingersnap crust.The blend of textures and flavors here makes this dish a true champion.
The golden crust includes a mix of gingersnap cookies, brown sugar, walnuts, and butter.Sorry graham crackers, this recipe creates a brand new favorite for all of us!
The cranberry filling is extremely thick and glossy from pureed cranberries, sugar, lemon juice, and egg yolks.Together, they make an amazing tart just right for the holidays.
17. Raspberry Chocolate Tart
This dessert gives you both class and elegance, making this pastry a perfect ending for a romantic evening.Perhaps you are looking for a recipe for Valentine’s Day?What could be a better ending for a romance-filled evening than a decadent Oreo crust and a filling of luscious chocolate ganache topped with tasty raspberries?
If your raspberries are not sweet enough, sprinkle the tart with powdered sugar to even things out.
18. Vanilla Custard Tarts with Fresh Raspberries
The addition of juicy raspberries turns these little wonders with vanilla custard into something amazing. Okay, vanilla might be just a little too simple as a taste, yet this recipe proves that simple is stunning.
Sure, this ingredient is not as exciting as chocolate or fruits. However, vanilla possesses its own flavor you just cannot find anywhere else.
19. Pineapple Tarts
Are you craving a tasty tropical dish with a bit of Asian flair? You cannot beat this tasty course that features pineapple.
Pineapple tarts are served in both Singapore and Malaysia at Chinese New Year. I just love those little pineapple pastries. It is no surprise why these treats are served on a huge holiday.
These beauties have a flavorful crust that melts in your mouth in addition to a sweet and tangy pineapple filling.
20. Basque Apple Tart
This Basque apple tart fits spiced and sweetened apple slices nestled between layers of buttery, crisp crust. For a real challenge, go ahead and make that crust by hand. It is easier than it looks.
If making pies is new to you, this is a super choice to begin with and I will not tell if you take the shortcut of using pre-made dough!
21. Tomato Tart with Puff Pastry
These little pastries include tomato and melted cheese as a topping, making them an appetizer that will vanish right away. Oh, and since this recipe is vegetarian, everyone will be able to get in on the action.
You should prepare a lot of them!
22. Limoncello Lemon Tart
This dessert has both taste and visual appeal, making it one that delivers on all fronts.
This ultimate pastry has a crumbly crust containing coconut and graham crackers, light whipped cream with limoncello and lemon for the filling, and juicy fruits as garnish. That yummy filling will melt right in your mouth. With the crunchy and crumbly crust, the mix is perfect.
23. French Pear Tart Recipe
This amazing French pear tart is more than attractive; it also has an incredible taste. Don’t be scared away; placing the pear slices just so in a flower formation is very doable.
Besides those pears, this masterpiece also has a sweet fig-pear puree tucked between the crust and the pear topping. These three layers together create an impressive harmony of tastes.
24. Strawberry Tart with Orange Cream
Strawberries join forces with oranges in this excellent recipe to deliver a surprisingly refreshing end to your meal. A sweet orange cream cheese custard with a citrus twist is topped with tasty strawberries, making for fruity bliss.
This dish truly deserves to be called fruity perfection.
25. Butternut Squash & Mushroom Tart
Here is another delicious tart for your dinners. With mushrooms, butternut squash, and nutty parmesan all stirred together, it creates what could only be described as a food myth.
Golden puff pastry makes up the crust, giving the dish an outstanding texture while cutting down on prep time.
26. Mini Strawberry Tarts
The wonderful perfume of strawberries will make you look forward to having these sweets again and again.They aren’t only great smelling; they have a very cute appearance as well.Little things do have an allure, don’t you think?
And top of all that, these tarts are absolutely scrumptious.These treats offer rich coconut whipped cream as well as strawberry sauce and tasty strawberries, making them totally irresistible.It all comes down to an excellent equilibrium of coconut cream, sweet sauce, and tangy fruit.
This recipe is a must if you love afternoon tea.
27. Blackberry Tart
This beautiful blackberry filling rests inside a crunchy crust and makes one incredible dish that is great for every event in your life. You are certain to like the superb harmony of sweetness and tang in that filling.
In addition, this tart has some lemon zest to contribute an extra dose of citrus taste.
28. Lemon Tart with a Buttery Shortbread Crust
One bite of this shortbread crust with a creamy, homemade lemon curd will send you to a world of flavor. A topping of fresh berries with a dusting of powdered sugar results in an unbelievable finish. If overly sugary sweets do not sit well with you, this is the one.
That brilliant filling along with the topping results in a fantastic harmony of tangy, creamy, and sweet. In addition, the buttery and crumbly shortbread bottom acts as a textural foil for the rest of this tart.
29. Fresh Peach Tart
If you want my opinion, the best kind of fruit for making pies and tarts has to be ripe peaches. The flavor from these fruits is reliably sweet-tart, and they are unbelievably juicy. And of course, that color is amazing!
You will find that there is no need to pre-cook peaches to produce a delicious filling. They are perfect as is.
30. Cherry Bakewell Blondies
These are better than ordinary blondies. While the base pastry is wonderful, this version enhances that by stirring in almonds and topping with both raspberry jam and tasty cherry Bakewells.
This recipe delivers what seems like four treats in one with a flawless union of flavors. And you just need a quarter hour of prep time!