My lemon meringue pie features Italian meringue to balance the tartness of the lemon curd. This seasonless dessert is always popular! This lemon meringue pie is my partner’s favorite. The lemon curd is tarter than most, which is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the Italian meringue. The lemon curd is simple, and the effort to get […]
Tarts
Strawberry Tart with Mascarpone Filling
This delicious strawberry tart with a mascarpone cream filling is a lovely summer dessert that allows fresh strawberries to shine.I love strawberry desserts, but never quite warmed to the traditional strawberry and creme patisserie tarts. I’m not sure why… I love strawberries and I love creme patisserie!! It was clear to me that there had […]
Apricot tart from my childhood
This apricot tart is super nice and extremely easy to prepare! It’s made up of a sweet shortcrust pastry, stewed apricots, and fresh apricots. Very juicy and fragrant, it is just like desserts I loved as a child! I used my favorite sweet shortcrust recipe (Philippe Conticini’s), but you can replace it with a regular tart dough as […]
French Apple Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin must be one of my favourite desserts of all time: caramelised melt-in-your-mouth apples with a flakey buttery puff pastry. Great recipe! The history of apple tarte tatin A caramelized apple pie baked upside down, with the dough on top of the filling. Tatin tart has become one of the most famous French desserts […]
Raspberry tart (Lenôtre)
Delicious raspberry tart made up of a buttery shortcrust pastry, an almond cream and fresh raspberries. The additional layer of raspberry jam helps settle the raspberries but also gives them additional flavour.