Description
Indulge in the delicate flavors of a Strawberry Rose Tart with Custard Cream. This French-inspired dessert features a buttery tart crust filled with creamy custard and topped with fresh strawberries in a beautiful rose pattern, finished with a hint of rose water and apricot glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
Tart Crust:
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2–3 tablespoons ice water
Custard Cream:
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam
- 1 teaspoon rose water (optional)
Instructions
- Tart Crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter, add egg yolk and water, mix, shape, chill, roll out, press into pan, bake.
- Custard Cream: Heat milk, whisk sugar, yolks, cornstarch. Combine, cook until thickened, add butter and vanilla, cool, spread in tart shell.
- Assembly: Arrange strawberries on custard in a rose pattern. Warm jam with rose water, brush over strawberries. Refrigerate before serving.
Notes
- Rose water adds a delicate floral note, use sparingly.
- For make-ahead, prepare crust and custard ahead, assemble with strawberries before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes chilling)
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
