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...
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Last modified on: August 27th 2017
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
250 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
100 g flaked 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?
| 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.
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 flaked 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.
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.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 1 tart : 4.57 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte Jurassienne, Pear tart with almond cream, How to roll out pastry for a tart, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoked eggs, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Lemon creams, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
| Flaked almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Nougatine, Almond tuiles, Benoîton, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pitta bread, Butter cream, Pistachio powder or paste, Almond tuiles, Rhubarb tart, ... All |
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