Apple and Almond Custard Tart is a delicious tart made with homemade crust and filled with a luscious cream and apple filling.
I know it’s going to seem like I baked two apple desserts in one week. I’m also aware that not all of you may share the same love of apple desserts as much as I do. Please bear with me while I get these apple desserts out of my system.
I baked this tart before I did the cranberry-apple pie for Thanksgiving. But after looking at this pretty tart again, I’m going to remember making it next year for Thanksgiving. This was one of those recipes I came across years ago and never got to bake. It was from the same Everyday Food issue that I found these rolls in. I may have waited 5 years to try the recipe, but it was definitely worth the wait.
And here’s the thing…if I don’t sit down and share my photos and this recipe today, it may never happen and I’ll regret it.
As I mentioned, I have always plenty of canned pumpkin on hand and pumpkin breads make a lovely holiday gift. 🙂
As I mentioned, this was from the same Everyday Food (December 2007) that I found this fantastic no-knead dinner rolls in. It was a recipe from a read that they featured towards the back of the magazine.
The reader mentions the crust is super soft and it is. I had to use a spatula to spread it into my tart pan. I didn’t have any heavy cream on hand and used regular milk for the filling. It seemed for a while it just wasn’t going to come together and I thought it may not end up looking pretty but would at least taste good. I was happy that it set and was not only very pretty, it was also very good!
So if you’re as crazy about apple as I am, this is a really nice tart to enjoy on a cool fall day with a cup of a tea and a good book. You know I’m just dreaming with that scenario. If I had oodles of free time, that’s how I would enjoy this tart.
Apple and Almond Custard Tart
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 Tablespoons 3/4 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- FILLING
- 4 Tablespoons 1/2 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest and 1 T fresh lemon juice from one lemon
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1/2 c heavy cream
- 1 Granny Smith apple peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1/3 c sliced blanched almonds
Instructions
- Make the crust: In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and almond extract; beat until combined. With mixer on low, add flour mixture; mix just until combined.
- Using an offset spatula or table knife, spread dough in a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan, evenly covering bottom and sides. Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350, and make filling: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1/4 c sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and lemon zest; mix until combined. With mixer on low, add flour and then cream; mix just until smooth (do not overmix). Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, toss apple with lemon juice; arrange evenly in tart pan over chilled dough. Spread filling over apple; sprinkle with almonds and remaining 1/4 c sugar. Place tar pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until golden and set, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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This looks wonderful and I am crazy about apples, but haven't baked with them nearly enough….yet!
Lora – I am going to make this tart – it looks incredible!
I love desserts with apples. This tart is gorgeous and the sliced almonds is such a nice paring with with apple. I've always been afraid to use milk in a recipe when it calls for heavy cream. Nice to know that for this tart at least, it worked! Yeah 🙂
Beautiful tart, Lora! I love the apple and almond custard!
This is such an impressive and pretty dessert! Almost too pretty to eat 🙂
If I had any free time, I'd like to enjoy this tart with a cup of tea and a good book too 😉 I used to read a book in a week, now it takes me several weeks to get through a book since I can only read in short clips of kid-free time. I love making tarts and this one looks I need to try. Definitely bookmarking it and hope to make it in less than 5 years 😉 It's lovely and I adore apples and almonds together.
Lora, this is gorgeous, and all kinds of delicious!!
Lora, this really creamy and nutty tart I am in.
Yum, I love almond and apples together. This looks delicious! 🙂
This is stunning, Lora! In love with it!!!
This is a gorgeous tart! One can never have too many apple recipes. Ever.
me, me, me, I share your love for everything apples. I got four granny smiths sitting here. Dang gurl this tart looks incredible. Purrfect crust. Seriously you are a genius. No small feat to achieve it and the photographs yum. Only thing you need to invite me! Christmas? 🙂
Lora – I'm a Twitter follower and I love this pretty tart. I've never made a tart but this one looks like it would be a great one to try. I made a Shoofly Pie for my post in the blog hop this week. Hope you get a chance to stop by. http://bakewelljunction.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/12-weeks-of-christmas-treats-week-10-shoofly-pie/
The tart looks wonderful.
This tart looks gorgeous! Love anything with custard…yum!
This tart looks absolutely divine! In fact my mouth is watering, and I know my husband would love this as he loves anything with apple.
I love custard tarts of all kinds and your almond take is delicious..I can tell ;D I have so much catching up to do here!
This is on my must bake list! I LOVE custard tarts! The almond topping looks amazing.
What a beautiful tart! I love this kind of tart and I think I will make this for Christmas!