Chocolate Fruit Tart
Description
A homemade chocolate tart crust is filled with lemon pastry cream and topped with fresh fruit to make this easy, elegant summertime dessert.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup white sugar
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4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 pinch salt
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1/2 cup butter
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3 tablespoons butter
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1 egg
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1 egg yolk
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2 cups milk
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2 eggs
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1/3 cup white sugar
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6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 (2-inch) strip of lemon zest
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7 pitted fresh cherries, or more to taste
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2 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted, and sliced
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2 large kiwis, peeled and sliced
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter using a pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in egg and egg yolk until dough comes together.
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Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface. Transfer to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
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Bake in the preheated oven until dry to the touch, about 25 minutes.
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Meanwhile, prepare the pastry cream. Bring milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
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Whisk eggs, sugar, and flour together in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in hot milk, a little at a time, until custard is smooth. Pour custard back into the saucepan; add lemon zest. Cook, whisking constantly, until pastry cream thickens and comes to a boil, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat, discard lemon zest, and let cool.
7
Remove tart crust from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
8
Unmold crust and fill with cooled pastry cream. Pile cherries in the center. Arrange peach slices in a ring around the cherries. Arrange kiwi slices in a ring around the peaches.