List of recipes using Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): 29 recipes (alcohol-free)

Apple custard tart

You may well know the classic Parisian custard tart (or "flan"), traditionally vanilla-flavoured. Here is an apple version, with extra apple flavour as the custard is made with apple juice. This is topped with delicious caramelized apple slices.
July 26^th 202033 K 2 hours 40 min.

Blackberry and almond fondant tart

Balckberries and almonds go so well together: the slight tartness of the berries is the perfect foil for the sweeter almonds. This combination makes for a delicious tart. The sweetcrust pastry case is filled with a blackberry jelly and an almond panna cotta, presented in a bold and unusual way as a...
December 30^th 201938 K 3 hours 50 min.

Blackcurrant and chestnut verrines

Blackcurrants and chestnuts and go together really well, as the tang of the one balances the gentle sweetness of the other. Here they are combined in a verrrine, with a blackcurrant crémeux and chestnut mousse, served with a little sablé biscuit.
November 1^st 202030 K 1 hour 9 min.

Bounty-style tart for Alison

This Bounty-style tart combines, as you might expect, chocolate and coconut in a sweetcrust pastry case.
June 2^nd 2015130 K 14 1 hour 35 min.

Chocolate tart

As you can see, there's very little added sugar in this recipe, so it's a very chocolatey and bitter-sweet tart.
November 16^th 2013289 K 15 2 hours 30 min.

Citrus tart

This is an unconventional tart, though the recipe is quite simple: no cream filling in the bottom, just slices of lightly poached fruit in a sweetcrust pastry case.
July 8^th 202028 K 2 hours 35 min.

Croute à thé

Under this strange name (literally "crust for tea") there hides a delicious cake in crusty sweet pastry, filled with a smooth almond mixture and icing sugar on top. It's an excellent cake for tea time, but it goes very well with fruit salad for example.
May 5^th 2021301 K 14.9 1 hour 15 min.

Hazelnut and chocolate biscuits

This is a quick, simple recipe: the chocolate ganache topping and hazelnut sweetcrust pastry can both be prepared in advance.
March 16^th 202219 K 60 min.

Lemon and grated apple tart

You'll be amazed by the flavour of this tart, it's so distinctive and well-balanced. The apples are grated, rather than sliced, to mix well with the lemon juice and zest. The result is an exceptional tart (yes, really!).
September 29^th 201960 K3.3 1 hour 45 min.

Lemon and lime custard tart

This is a delicious version of the classic French baker's "flan", with the twin flavours of lemon and lime. It involves two different confectioner's custards poured one on top of the other. This gives an attractive layered effect when the tart is cut. Not just pretty, it is delicious.
December 30^th 201962 K 3 hours 15 min.

Lemon tart

Lemon tart (tarte au citron) is one of France's great classic desserts, though there are many different versions. This is more or less the classic version, with sweetcrust pastry and a creamy filling that uses both lemon zest and juice for a deliciously tart tart!
September 18^th 201941 K 1 hour 35 min.

Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie

Lemon tart is one of the great classics of French patisserie. The are lots of versions with different kinds of pastry and filling. This one uses sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and lemon curd as the filling. Just top with meringue for that other classic: lemon meringue pie.
March 23^th 201647 K5 3 hours 25 min.

Parisian-style chocolate custard tart

You may well already have met the classic French custard tart, with its vanilla filling. Here is a delicious chocolate-flavoured version.
July 13^th 202251 K 1 hour 8 min.

Peach and green tea tart

This refined tart combines peaches with the delicate flavour of green tea. The sweetcrust pastry case is baked blind, then filled with a green-tea custard and topped with slices of poached white peaches.
October 2^nd 201646 K5 1 hour 15 min.

Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint

Thick slices of poached pears in a blind-baked sweetcrust pastry case, their centres filled with mint-flavoured confectioner's custard, and surrounded by a chocolate cream, set by baking briefly in the oven. The flavours of pears, chocolate and mint work perfectly together to create a truly...
April 22^th 202033 K 2 hours

Pear and lime meringue pie

A layer of light lime cream and caramelized pears in a crisp pastry case, topped with Italian meringue, which is browned under the grill or with a flame.
February 21^th 2011248 K 23.8 2 hours 40 min.

Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart

A sweetcrust pastry case filled with pistachio cream, topped with pear and grapefruit slices.
February 17^th 201385 K4.3 1 hour 40 min.

Pistachio custard tart

Similar in texture to a classic rich French custard tart, this version has the same sweetcrust pastry case, but the filling has a delicious pistachio flavour, rather than the normal vanilla.
July 13^th 2022114 K 24.3 50 min.

Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine"

This tart - with a nod to the French children's song - features produce the Lorraine region is famous for: plums and hazelnuts. The small, sweet mirabelles contrast with the larger plums and make the most of the different varieties.
September 1^st 201940 K 1 hour 60 min.

Rhubarb-hazelnut tart

You may already be familiar with the classic rhubarb tart, but here's a rhubarb-hazelnut version in which the rhubarb doesn't need to be cooked beforehand.
July 28^th 20245,077 1 hour 20 min.

Simple maple-syrup tart

It would be hard to find a simpler tart recipe: just sweetcrust pastry filled with maple syrup, then baked.
November 5^th 201454 K4.2 50 min.

Strawberry tart

For this great dessert classic: a sweetcrust pastry case, vanilla confectioner's custard and the best strawberries available. This recipe is simple yet demanding, but the result is an exceptional tart.
June 16^th 2013122 K4.6 2 hours 30 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart

This tart is every bit as good as it looks: a sweetcrust pastry case baked blind, then filled with diplomat cream and topped with apples cooked tatin-style, long and slow in butter and sugar until they caramelize.
November 20^th 201939 K 2 hours 20 min.

Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart

This tart, with its twinned chocolate and orange flavours, is a bit fiddly to make. The fillings are fairly straightforward (classic chocolate ganache and orange curd), but it is tricky to ensure that the fillings do not run into each other. You will need to make a divider but, as you will see, this...
April 15^th 201557 K5 2 hours 35 min.

How to bake blind

This method allows you to cook a tart case, and then fill with a preparation which may or may not need further cooking (fruit, chocolate, crème patissière , etc...).
May 6^th 2017913 K5 1 hour 40 min.

How to make a good pastry tart case

Lining a tin or mould with pastry to make a tart or pie seems simple enough: you roll out the pastry, put it in the tin and trim off any overhanging bits. It may not be rocket science, but if you want a tart with a perfect pastry case, it really helps to take care over a few details, which I will...
July 14^th 201966 K 45 min.

How to make tart cases

It's not easy to make beautiful, even tart cases, but here I'll let you into the secret of how the professionals do it. You will see that there are a lot of little details that make all the difference. It's a bit technical, but don't worry, I'll guide you through the important points.
October 3^rd 202164 K 2 hours 30 min.

How to roll out pastry for a tart

Rolling out pastry from a block and lining a tart mould or tin is not as straighforward as all that. To help you to succeed every time, here is a very simple tip. It will to change your opinion of tarts...
October 13^th 2010294 K4.6 25 min.

Key Lime Pie for Jeremy

Key Lime Pie is a famous speciality from the Keys region of southern Florida. This delicious tart is usually made with Key limes - a special variety. But in this simplified version, normal limes will work perfectly well.
September 30^th 201290 K 13.8 3 hours 50 min.