Flaked almond tart
This almond tart is an American-inspired version of the classic dessert. This one leaves out the almond cream or frangipane and uses flaked almonds instead. These are toasted, then mixed with cream and sugar.
There's no point denying it, this is a rich dessert...
There's no point denying it, this is a rich dessert...
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Last modified on: August 27th 2017
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
250 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
100 g flakeds almonds - 3
200 ml liquid cream - 4
100 g caster sugar - 5
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier - 6
1 tablespoon Amaretto - Total weight: 680 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 1 hour 5 min. | 1 hour 24 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).
Roll out 250 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the tin or mould.
Roll out 250 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the tin or mould.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Pre-bake the case for 15 minutes, then take it out of the oven.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Spread 100 g flakeds almonds over the whole of a baking sheet.
Stage 4 - 20 min.
Toast for about 20 minutes until the almonds start to colour slightly.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Put into a bowl: 200 ml liquid cream, 100 g caster sugar, 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier and 1 tablespoon Amaretto. Mix well.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Tip in the toasted almonds and mix again.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Pour this mixture into the pre-cooked pastry case...
Stage 8 - 30 min.
...and bake for 30 minutes, watching the colour carefully.
Leave to cool before cutting, as this tart is very fragile.
Leave to cool before cutting, as this tart is very fragile.
Remarks
The original recipe contains much more sugar, so you can add more if you prefer it sweeter.
You can replace 10 g of the sugar with the same quantity of vanilla sugar.
You can replace 10 g of the sugar with the same quantity of vanilla sugar.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,028 Kcal or 12,678 Kj | 45 gr | 252 gr | 205 gr |
| 151 % | 17 % | 24 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 445 Kcal or 1,863 Kj | 7 gr | 37 gr | 30 gr |
| 22 % | 3 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,028 Kcal or 12,678 Kj | 45 gr | 252 gr | 205 gr |
| 151 % | 17 % | 24 % | 31 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 4.64 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Apple custard tart, Peach and green tea tart, Strawberry tart, Citrus tart, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Double raspberry tartlets, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Pistachio tiramisu, ... All |
 | Flakeds almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Soft apple cookies, Brioche royale, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Pea and avocado salad, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coffee custard, Stewed apple (compote), Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Crème caramel, Italian Meringue, ... All |
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