Beautifully Easy Fruit Tart Food

BEAUTIFUL SUMMER FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Mix water and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
• Stir 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, sugar, and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. Do not overmix, or pastry will be tough. Stir in enough vanilla water to pull dough together. Chill for 15 minutes.
• Roll dough out into a 12-inch circle. Gently transfer to an 11-inch tart pan. Pat dough into place, cutting off edges and aligning pastry along the edges of the pan. Freeze pastry shell until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake pastry shell in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Prick any large bubbles with the tip of a knife. Allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped cream.
• Spread filling into the cooled tart shell, smoothing out to reach the edges. Arrange mandarin oranges, strawberries, kiwi slices, and berries over the top, covering as much of the filling as possible. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.

BEAUTIFULLY EASY FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Unroll pastry on baking sheet. Fold over edges of pastry to form 1/2-inch rim; press firmly to base to seal. Prick pastry sheet with fork. Bake 10 to 15 min. or until puffed and golden brown. Cool completely. Place on tray.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread onto pastry.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package. Arrange fruit over pudding mixture. Mix preserves and water; brush onto fruit. Drizzle with chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

EASY FRESH FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; dust with Bisquick mix. In medium bowl, mix Bisquick mix and 1/3 cup sugar. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until crumbly. Stir in egg until soft dough forms. Pat dough into 12x10-inch rectangle on cookie sheet; pinch edges of rectangle to form 1/2-inch rim.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool crust on cookie sheet on wire rack 2 minutes. Remove crust with spatula onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Beat in whipping cream on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over crust to within 1/4 inch of rim. Arrange fruits on top. Brush jelly over fruits. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.

BEAUTIFULLY EASY FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to 11-inch square. Place on baking sheet. Fold over edges of pastry to form 1/2-inch rim. Prick pastry sheet with fork. Bake 10-15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Cool completely. Place on serving tray.
• Add milk to dry pudding mix in large bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread onto center of pastry.
• Arrange fruit in rows over pudding mixture. Mix jam and water; brush over fruit. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm Serve immediatelyl, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• SUBSTITUTE: Substitute Kraft Pure Orange Marmalade for the apricot jam.
• HOW TO DRIZZLE CHOCOLATE: Dip a large spoon in the bowl of melted chocolate., Quickly move the spoon back and forth over the tart, letting the chocolate fall in thin ribbons from the end of the spoon. Repeat until all of the chocolate is used.

QUICK AND EASY FRUIT TARTS

Steps:

• For the tarts: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured work surface, lay out the puff pastry. Cut the puff pastry sheets in half, making 4 rectangles. Place 2 puff pastry rectangles on each sheet pan. Set aside.
• Add the blueberries and strawberries to separate bowls. Divide the granulated sugar and lemon juice between the bowls. Season each with a pinch of salt and stir until well combined.
• Divide the blueberries between 2 of the puff pastry rectangles, leaving a 1/4-inch border on all sides. Do the same with the strawberries and the remaining puff pastry rectangles. Pinch the corners of each rectangle, creating a slight lip. Brush the edges with the cream.
• Bake in the lower half of the oven until golden and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• For the whipped cream: While the tarts bake, add the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer or whisk, whip until soft and billowy. Transfer to a serving bowl and chill until ready to serve.
• Transfer the tarts to a cutting board. Let the tarts cool slightly before slicing approximately 6 times across each tart to create thin slices. Transfer to a serving platter. Scatter the mint leaves over the tart pieces and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve alongside the whipped cream.

10 MINUTE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Make pudding according to package directions and let stand 5 minutes. Stir orange zest into the pudding. Spread a thin layer of preserves across the bottom of graham cracker crust. Top with pudding. Arrange fruit on pudding, then sprinkle pie with mint, if desired.

EASY FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Put pie crust flat on cookie sheet and fold the edge over 1/2 inch.
• Bake pie crust 10-12 minutes until golden.
• Cool.
• Meanwhile, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and well blended.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust to within 1/2 inch of the edge.
• Arrange fruit over cream cheese attractively.
• Dip bananas, peaches and nectarines in lemon juice to prevent browning.

EASY BERRY FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust baked shell using 9"pie plate.
• DO NOT PRICK CRUST.
• In a food processor bowl with metal blade, place almonds and sugar; process with on/off pulses until finely ground.
• Sprinkle almond mixture over pie crust; gently press inches.
• Bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
• If crust puffs in center, flatten gently with back of wooden spoon.
• Cool 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile in medium bowl, stir together creme fraiche or sour cream and vanilla pudding.
• Add sprinkling of ground almonds.
• Top with berries.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until serving time.
• Just before serving, sprinkle tart with powdered sugar.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

EASY FRESH FRUIT TART

Steps:

• adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold thawed pastry onto baking sheet and prepare pastry shell.
• Brush a 1/2 inch border along the edges of the pastry with water. Fold the long edges of the pastry over by 1/2 inch, then fold the short edges over by 1/2 inch.
• working lengthwise, lightly score the outer edge of all folded edges of the tart shell with a paring knife.
• To prevent the center of the tart from puffing up in the oven, poke the dough repeatedly with a fork.
• combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle mixture over inside of tart shell. Transfer to wire rack and let cool at least 1 hour.
• While crust is baking, stir softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons jelly, and vanilla in bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over inside of cooled tart shell. Place remaining jelly in large microwave safe bowl and microwave on high power until jelly melts, about 30 seconds. Add berries to bowl and toss gently until coasted with the jelly. Spoon berries over cream cheese mixture and refrigerate until jelly is set, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Serve.

EASY SUMMER FRUIT TART

Steps:

• For the shell: pulse dry ingredients in food processor to combine. Add butter and pulse until pea sized crumbs form -- don't process too much. Pour in water gradually until dough forms into a ball. Turn out and roll into a circle about 15 inches in diameter. Move to cookie sheet lined in parchment paper. Fold over/pleat outer edge of the dough about 3/4 inch. Line the inside of the dough with a piece of foil, and add rice or beans or pie weights to prevent the crust from bubbling during baking. Bake at 375 for 25-35 minutes until crust is lightly browned. You can remove the foil/blind bake rig after 10 minutes.
• For the filling - combine the ingredients and whip/beat in stand mixer until fluffy.
• For the glaze -1/2 cup whatever kind of jelly melted in the microwave for ~30 seconds. Clearer colors are best. I used Rosé wine gelée from Whole Foods.
• To assemble - let the shell cool to room temperature and then spread the filling inside the shell. Arrange fruit. Brush on glaze. Eat ASAP!