Best Fresh Blueberry Tart Recipes

FRESH FIG, BLUEBERRY, AND RICOTTA TART

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and, if using store/previously prepared pie crust, ensure that one sheet is thawed.
• In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, the juice and zest of one lemon, the yolk of the egg (reserve the white for later), the salt, and 3 tablespoons of the sugar. Set this mix aside.
• In another small bowl, sprinkle the blueberries with an additional tablespoon of sugar. Spread out your halved figs and likewise sprinkle them with about a tablespoon of sugar.
• Now you're ready to assemble your tart. On a greased sheet pan, unroll your crust to form a rough oval or circle. Spread this with the ricotta mixture, leaving at a 1-1.5 inch border around the edge (you'll be folding up the tart). Sprinkle half of the blueberries over the ricotta, then distribute your figs evenly, then sprinkle the other half of the blueberries. Fold up the edges of the tart just to cover the sides. I like to fold in on the left and right, form corners, then fold up the top and bottom. But this is rustic--fold gently however you like so that the cheese and berries won't leak onto the pan.
• Find your reserved egg white, mix it with a tablespoon of water or milk, and brush the sides of the tart. Sprinkle this with the final tablespoon of sugar, and bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown and the berries are beginning to bubble.

FRESH RASPBERRY BLUEBERRY TART WITH A SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 with the rack in the center position. Line a heavy-duty baking sheet with foil (see note below). Place the flour, salt, and brown sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and almond extract to the work bowl and process for about 30 seconds, adding just enough water to make a soft dough. Gather the dough into a ball and place it on the baking sheet. Dust lightly with flour, then cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Use the palms of your hands to press it into a 12-inch disk, with the edges slightly higher than the center (to contain the filling). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Allow the crust to cool on a wire rack before filling. To fill the tart: Mix the mascarpone, 3 tablespoons of the confectioners' sugar, and the zest in a small bowl just to combine. Spread over the cooled crust. Scatter the berries over the filling, and just before serving dust with confectioners' sugar.

FRESH BLUEBERRY TART

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine powdered sugar, flour, and butter in the bowl of a food processor, processing until mixture forms a ball (you can combine dough by hand, if desired). With your fingers, press dough into a 12-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, taking care to push crust into indentations in tart pan. Pat nuts onto crust. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until very lightly browned. Let cool completely before filling. Top crust with ½ bottle Emily G's Blueberry Jam (warm jam to make it spreadable). Filling: In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar. In a separate mixing bowl with the hand mixer, beat the heavy cream with the sugar until it forms soft peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Spoon this mixture into the cooled pie shell and top it with fresh blueberries. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours. Special thanks to Paula Dean

FRESH BLUEBERRY ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix blueberries, granulated sugar, cornstarch, water and almond extract.
• Remove crust from pouch; unroll on ungreased cookie sheet. Spread 1/4 cup of the almonds over crust; press lightly into crust.
• Spoon blueberry mixture onto center of crust to within 2 inches of edge of crust. Fold 2-inch edge of crust over blueberry mixture, crimping crust slightly. Sprinkle crust edge with sugar crystals.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, sprinkling remaining 1/4 cup almonds over blueberry mixture during last 5 minutes of baking, until crust is golden. Cool slightly.