Last week I saw a dessert on Pinterest that I knew I had to make…
…it was screaming to me from the computer screen!
So I clicked over to the original source, and saw
the most amazing looking Strawberry Cream Pie from LemonBasil.
Yum.
I decided to make mine a tart because we love tarts!
Perfect for a mid-winter pick-me-up wouldn’t you agree?
So come on in, and have a slice…it’s just tooooooo delish not to share!
Strawberry Cream Tart
The recipe is split into 3 parts: Crust, Cream Filling and Strawberries & Sauce…so make each in that order:
Ingredients
The Crust:
- 2¼ cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- pinch salt
- ½ cup cold butter, cut into chunks
- 1 egg, beaten
The Cream Filling:
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 tbsp corn starch
- 3 tbsp flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- ½ cup sour cream
Strawberries & Sauce:
- 3 cups of strawberries
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tsp corn starch
Instructions
The Crust:
- Combine flour, sugar and salt.
- Then, in a food processor, blend flour mix with butter.
- Add egg, and mix until it looks like sand.
- Press down into a 25 cm flan/tart pan. Make sure that the sides of the flan are somewhat higher than the centre of the crust. The centre is going to hold your cream filling, so it needs somewhere to sit…
- Refrigerate for at least 25 minutes. Or you can put it into the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Then bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned.
- Cool.
- Remove from tart pan. Set aside.
The Filling:
- In a sauce pan mix together sugar, corn starch, flour and salt.
- On medium-high heat, slowly stir in the cream. Stir constantly and bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Stir until thick.
- Stir a little of the hot mixture with the egg, then return to the saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, cool then chill.
- Once chilled, add sour cream and mix well. I used a hand blender to make a creamy consistency.
- Set aside.
The Strawberries & Sauce:
- Cut 2½ cups of strawberries into quarters. Set aside.
- Take the other ½ cup of strawberries and puree. I used a hand blender.
- Put the strawberry puree and water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and corn starch. Then add the mix to the strawberry puree.
- Stir constantly until sauce thickens. Set aside to cool.
- Once the sauce has cooled, pour it over the cut strawberries, and mix well.
Putting it all together:
- Pour the cream mixture into your tart shell.
- Add strawberries.
- Serve immediately, or chill before serving.
Crust recipe adapted from homemadesimple.com, Filling recipe from Lemonbasil, Sauce Recipe from Lemonbasil
Have a delicious day!
Hi I'm Jo-Anna! I mom. I blog. I cook. I craft. I like pretty things.
Sounds so yummy :)
Your family must get SOO excited every time you bake! Looks like a magazine picture!
I wish I was closer, I could go for a piece of that pie ! Yummy …
Your tart is stunning! …and I just happened to have bought myself a brand new tart pan. How convenient!
Oh yum! That looks scrumptious!
This looks amazing! And almost too pretty to eat :)
That looks awesome!! Nice job Joanna!!!
This looks so fabulously yum! I just had a fruit tart the other week from Safeway and I thought to myself.. ” I need to make one of these” I’ll let you know how it goes!
I can see this is an exciting treat to make…My whole family will love this. Thanks for sharing!
This looks absolutely delicious. Would love for you to share this with us over at foodepix.com.
This tart looks bright and delicious.I love tarts too! It’s nice to have a little slice of summer when it’s so cold out.
Beautiful, tantalizing and delicious looking!!!! Those are the words I’m gonna use to describe what I think about this amazing strawberry cream tart! I love it!
YUM! I’ve been getting strawberries on sale, which baffles me in the middle of winter, but I love it. This would be perfect!
That’s “almost” to pretty to eat.
It looks perfect!
GORGEOUS!!so yummy looking and your photography is so pretty. good job.
Loved it! I have made this recipe several times now for picnics, work functions, and family events. Everyone seems to love it.
Gorgeous Pics!
I just pinned your beautiful photo…..I’d love for you to share this @CountryMommaCooks Link & Greet party starts Fri.6pm-ct-Sunday midnight…
this is amazing and lovely!- I pinned and saved this to try very soon. This will be especially wonderful when we get lots of strawberries in season!
despite the fact that i can’t eat most of the ingredients…your photos are stunning.
:) once the strawberries hit the farmer’s market i will be converting that to gluten and sugar free… :) but the good news…i can eat dairy again.
sharing at pinterest.
When can I expect my piece? I found you on Tater Tots and Jello. I’d love to have you link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party at Toys In The Dryer. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/03/fun-stuff-fridays-13.html
Beautiful! Just bought some fresh strawberries this morning, I might have to give this a try! :)
Drooling!
Beautiful! This would be so good at the tea party I’m throwing!
We’re just starting a link up party and love it if you’d share there (if you are interested): http://www.waywardgirlscrafts.com/2012/03/wayward-weekend-week-6.html
You are invited to share this with my blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-your-stuff-13-chocolate-cover.html
This tart would not last five minutes in our house–it is wonderful looking!
I hope you can stop by and share at the It’s a Wrap Link Party at Artful Rising.
Erika