German Fruit Tart
This German Fruit Tart is an easy yet impressive dessert for bridal showers, baby showers, graduation parties or any special occasion. Use seasonal fruit!
Today is the eighth birthday of The Recipe ReDux - and also the end of an era. We are saying goodbye to ReDux - as it officially ends this month.
What a ride it's been! We are so proud of how our inaugural group of thirty bloggers grew into a tight-knit and supportive community over time that included hundreds of members from all over the world. Together with our co-founder and dear friend Regan Jones, Deanna and I had the privilege of witnessing first hand the rise of so many accomplished and talented registered dietitian and healthy living bloggers. They have each brightened our world in some big and little ways. And we are grateful.
In celebration of the eight fantastic years of The Recipe ReDux, we're sharing this ReDux recipe originally posted in 2013 by Deanna - as it really does look like a party on a plate. Cheers to this celebration - and many more!
If you'd like to see all our ReDux posts, they will live on here. And to see all the celebratory recipes, click on The Recipe ReDux image below!
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From Deanna: Growing up, my mom often made a version of this fruit tart for showers, graduations or holidays. I even have a handwritten recipe card with a paper photo of one her tarts so I could remember how she arranged the fruit. I haven't made it in many years, nor has she, until she made it for my birthday this past March. I knew I had to do a ReDux version.
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It's such a simple recipe as long as you have a tart pan. I was able to cut back on some of the butter, add some whole wheat flour but still kept the sugar cookie-like crust intact. I also love the flavor almond extract gives with this dough vs. the traditional vanilla.
Equipment (affiliate link): Fat Daddio's Aluminum Fluted Tart Pan
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German Fruit Tart – The Recipe ReDux
Description
This German Fruit Tart is an easy yet impressive dessert for bridal showers, baby showers, graduation parties or any special occasion. Use seasonal fruit!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ÂĽ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon half & half or cream
- â…› teaspoon almond extract (or ÂĽ teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, thinly sliced
- Cornstarch
- Fresh sliced or cut fruit like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, kiwi, bananas, peaches, plums, apples, pears, etc.
- 2 teaspoons turbinado or powdered sugar, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the crust, beat together flours, sugar, egg, half & half and almond extract. Add pieces of butter and mix together until a sticky ball of dough forms. Refrigerate for 30 minutes - 1 hour.
- On a heavily floured surface, knead dough a few times and roll out to fit into a 10-inch tart pan (that has been greased.)
- Carefully spread dough into tart pan and bake for 15 -20 minutes or until tart starts to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.
- Dust crust with cornstarch to help fruit stick to crust. Arrange fresh fruit and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12 - 16 slices
You could spread jam, pastry cream or whipped cream over the crust and then add the fruit but I find if you have really fresh and seasonal produce, just let the fruit shine on its own. I often sprinkle turbinado or powdered sugar over the fruit before serving, for just a little more sweetness. It would be lovely with a drizzle of honey, too.
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So pretty Deanna!
This looks delicious. I love all the color in it. Summertime is a great time to enjoy the yummy fruits that are available. I can't get enough of them. I love how you incorporated whole grains into too. Yum!
Any excuse to get those whole grains in, right??
What a great and special way to highlight the fruits of the season! I am so making this for my next party...
I do have a tart pan, 2 in fact, which are collecting dust. I definitely need to try this though - it looks amazing.
Every time I borrow my mom's, I want to buy a tart pan but in reality, it still wouldn't get use that often. Or maybe I should buy your extra one off of you - he he.
I have a very German Grandma who would love anything I say has the word 'German' in the title. And I LOVE anything with bananas so this is looking like a recipe I should probably attempt:))
Then you could easily impress your German grandma with this one 🙂 You could make it a straight up banana tart too!
i have been wanting to make tart for so long - you just inspired me to use my mini-tartlets pan
Yay! It's really pretty simple to make.
Gorgeous! Fruit tarts like this are always so pretty, and I stare at them every time I enter a bakery 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
Absolutely gorgeous tart and I am already dreaming up a gluten-free version in my head! I have gotten 2 high school graduation announcements from friend's with older kids in the past couple of days...definitely feeling a little older (not old 🙂
This would be delish with almond flour!
What size is your tart pan? Thanks! Love the recipe. So pretty 🙂
10-inch but this would work in a 9 or 12-inch too - you'd just have to watch the cooking time 🙂
Okay-no weddings for 5 years. This month-3!!!! #parallellives
Beautiful tart! Show us a pic of your mom's recipe card!
3 in one month?? Dang, girl - that's a lot of partying (and presents to buy 🙂 Will need to Instagram the recipe card. Love our #parallellives
This looks better than the French version (that we buy on Sundays at the patisserie).
Seriously, impressive....
You are an artist-did you know? Thanks for this healthy and colorful inspiration!
Mary
Wow, nicer looking than something at a French patisserie? Now, THAT's a complement 🙂 That's the great thing about this tart - you could practically throw the fruit on it and it still would look good!
I know what you mean about showers and weddings...I was just saying I wish someone would get married so I could attend. Now I attend big 4-0 birthday parties (and big 5-0 as well)! My husband adores fruit tart and he would just gobble this up -- I've never made one for him...your recipe looks amazing so I might have to try. Thanks!
I can so relate - the big 4-0 parties have replaced showers in my world too 🙂 Surprise your hubby - this seriously is pretty easy to make (you can practically throw the fruit on and it still would look pretty.)
Wow! Love the looks of this recipe. Your choice of fruits really makes it pop. Glad to see there is no sugary glaze on top. Love the simplicity of this recipe.
Thanks Barb - it really is pretty easy to whip up 🙂
Stunning! But please, please enlighten me as I have no idea what turbinado is?????
It's basically raw sugar that are bigger crystals so it's fun to use as a garnish (kind of like kosher salt has bigger crystals.) Here's a good post about it:
http://www.thekitchn.com/ingredient-spotlight-turbinado-129353
Love this recipe and the pics! Reminds me of something my mom has made too.
Love love love this! Nothing beats a refreshing tart (and I am saying this as a chocolate lover, so it should mean a lot). Thanks for this great recipe.
You sound like me - usually 9 times out of 10, I'd be picking the chocolate dessert over the fruit option 🙂
Gave this recipe for my mum because I can't cook and bake that good. She's done it almost perfectly, so this recipe has to be good one, thanks 🙂
What a beautiful dessert! I’d love to make this for mother’s day!
This is wonderful! Ill probably do away with the bananas on the middle and just use berries since the colors make it wonderful.
I think there was a Boyz II Men song back in the day that went something like "It's so hard... to say goodbye" ... I swear it was playing while I was looking at this recipe.
Thanks for the journey friends <3
Yup. It's about as easy to say goodbye to ReDux as it was to say so-long to that high school boyfriend. And that is not to diminish it. XOXO