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.
307K 38 4.5
Last modified on: May 27th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
900 ml Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
1 litre 350 ml Almond cream or frangipane - 3
6 bananas - 4
6 kiwis - 5
3 lemons juice - 6
2 pineapple - 7
60 mls apricot glaze
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 min. | 1 hour | 30 min. | 2 hours 23 min. |
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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 1 litre 350 ml 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 6 bananas and 6 kiwis, pour 3 lemons juice on banana slices to prevent from blackening. Prepare 2 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 60 mls 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
Take out of the fridge 20 minutes before serving.
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.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source
After Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 8,455 Kcal or 35,399 Kj | 233 gr | 1,680 gr | 885 gr |
| 423 % | 89 % | 159 % | 134 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 120 Kcal or 502 Kj | 3 gr | 24 gr | 13 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,818 Kcal or 11,798 Kj | 78 gr | 560 gr | 295 gr |
| 141 % | 30 % | 53 % | 45 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 20.97 €
- Per tart : 6.99 €
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)
 | Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mirlitons of Guipavas, Mirlitons, Apricot and almond cream tart, Tarte Bourdaloue, Apple-almond shortbread tart, ... All |
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and lime meringue pie, Plum tart, Peach and green tea tart, How to make tart cases, Rhubarb tart, ... All |
 | Apricot glaze: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and pear tart, Lemon and lime custard tart, Breton strawberry and verbena tart, Pear tart with almond cream, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), ... All |
 | Banana: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Flambéd bananas , Pavlova, Fruit salad, ... All |
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