Exotic fruit tart
An exotic fruit tart (bananas, kiwi and pineapple), with crisp pastry and almond cream which are cooked beforehand.
It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests.
It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests.
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Last modified on: January 11th 2019
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
450 g Almond cream or frangipane - 3
2 bananas - 4
2 kiwis - 5
1 lemon juice - 6
½ pineapple - 7
20 g apricot glaze - Total weight: 2,349 grams
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Time required
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 min. | 1 hour | 30 min. | 2 hours 23 min. |
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic filmAt what time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Spread or roll out the sweet crusty pastry and line a 10 inches (26 cm) tart mould or tin with it.
Be sure that the pastry is pushed well into the bottom.
With a fork prick all over the base, to be sure that the pastry doesn't form bubbles while cooking.
Be sure that the pastry is pushed well into the bottom.
With a fork prick all over the base, to be sure that the pastry doesn't form bubbles while cooking.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Spread 450 g Almond cream or frangipane in an even layer approximately 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) deep.
Refrigerate during the preheat of the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Refrigerate during the preheat of the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Put the tart in the oven for about 30 minutes. Check that the tart does not blister (does not make bubbles) during this time. If that occurs, pierce them with a pointed knife.
The goal is to obtain a completely even flat tart base.
The goal is to obtain a completely even flat tart base.
Stage 4 - 1 hour
Remove from the mould and leave cool on a wire rack.
Stage 5 - 20 min.
Peel and cut in slices 2 bananas and 2 kiwis, pour 1 lemon juice on banana slices to prevent from blackening. Prepare ½ pineapple, cut in thin pieces.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Start by a ring of banana slices around the outside edge of the tart.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Then a ring of kiwi slices inside the ring of bananas.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Make a circle of pineapple inside the kiwi circle.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
With a brush put 20 g apricot glaze on the fruits to prevent them oxidising and also give the tart an attractive finish.
Refrigerate until serving.
Refrigerate until serving.
Stage 10
Remarks
It's the fruit which makes the outer circle of the tart that you will use most of. So if you prefer pineapple for example, start with that, you will use much more than in the centre.
You can change fruits in this recipe, and/or replace frangipane by rich hazelnut buttercream or pistachio cream.
You can change fruits in this recipe, and/or replace frangipane by rich hazelnut buttercream or pistachio cream.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 6.86 €
Source
After Gaston Lenôtre.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Epiphany galette, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Plum tart, Pear tart with almond cream, Apricot and almond cream tart, ... All |
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Apricot and almond cream tart, Rhubarb tart, Simple maple-syrup tart, ... All |
| Apricot glaze: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Raspberry tart, Strawberry tart, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Pear tart with almond cream, ... All |
| Banana: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Flambéd bananas , Fruit salad, Pavlova, ... All |
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