Crisp apricot and pistachio tart
This delightful tart has a caramelized puff-pastry base, topped with apricots and pistachios. The recipe is simple and delicious.
20K 5/5 based on 3 reviews
Last modified on: July 12th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 tarts, you will need:
- 1
200 g pistachios - 2
800 g apricots - 3
400 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 4
4 tablespoons brown sugar - 5
100 g ground almonds - 6
60 g butter - Total weight: 1,620 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 14 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 200 g pistachios in a small frying pan on medium heat to toast/dry roast for 4 or 5 minutes.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Roll out 400 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a circle about 8 inches (20 cm) diameter.
Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Lay the pastry circle on top. This will give the pastry a lovely caramelized underside.
Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Lay the pastry circle on top. This will give the pastry a lovely caramelized underside.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Arrange the apricot pieces on top.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Scatter the pistachios over.
Stage 9 - 20 min.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
After 20 minutes, take the tart out of the oven and slide it with the paper onto a wire rack to help the underneath to crisp up.
Stage 11 - 15 min.
Bake for a further 10 -15 minutes.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
When the tart has cooled, glaze the top of the tart if possible.
Stage 13
Enjoy at its best the same day.
Remarks
Finishing the baking on a wire rack in stage 10 is not essential, but will give you the really crisp base that is often tricky to achieve with puff pastry.
Keeping
Should be eaten the same day.
Source
Home made, based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,684 Kcal or 19,611 Kj | 261 gr | 1,676 gr | 1,577 gr |
| 234 % | 101 % | 158 % | 239 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 289 Kcal or 1,210 Kj | 16 gr | 103 gr | 97 gr |
| 14 % | 6 % | 10 % | 15 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,342 Kcal or 9,805 Kj | 131 gr | 838 gr | 789 gr |
| 117 % | 50 % | 79 % | 120 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 tarts : 10.69 €
- Per tart : 5.35 €
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)
 | Apricots: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stewed apricots, Apricot and almond cream tart, Apricot and pistachio clafoutis, Apricot jam with vanilla, Apricot jelly, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken and mushroom pie, Verbena flan, Smart plum tart, Saint Honoré cake, Vegetable rosette tart, ... All |
 | Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pistachio cake, Chocolate Truffles, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Chocolate cereal bars, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Macaronade mixture, Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Chestnut moelleux, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Moist cereal bars, ... All |
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