Gallery: Share Your Sweets: Tarts

This was my first attempt at making a berry tart from scratch and the result way exceeded my expectations. A big shout-out to David Lebovitz, whose recipes for the tart shell and pastry cream I used here. The crust has a great shortbread-cookie texture/taste and it is amazingly easy to make - we're talking no rolling out the dough and no need for pie weights! The fresh berries provide a nice balance against the sweet pastry cream and crunchy shell. I know I'll be making more tarts in my future. Monica M.

I made this plum and frangipane tart with beautiful end-of-summer fresh plums. I am absolutely in love with frangipane but had never made it for a tart before. It was absolutely delicious and surprisingly easy to prepare. We all devoured it. —Sara R.

This rosy French apple tarts layers Braeburn apples over a spiced applesauce base. — Laura W

This free-form tart include peaches, plums, and apricots, and the crust has a bit of almond extract. For a little extra color and flavor, there's also a raspberry wine sauce. —Donna C. »

Goat Cheese never fails to warm my soul. Since I had leftover Cheese from my Pizza party and buttery home made crust from Flo Baker's recipe; I ended up making a Pear and Goat Cheese Tart. —Rashmi P.

This is a plum galette that I brought to a picnic. I've blogged the recipe with plums and blueberries and have made this free form tart half a dozen times in the past month.
—Gayle S.

This is an apple tart made with puff pastry as the shell plus some palmiers to garnish. I needed a quick dessert and had puff pastry in the freezer. Voila! —Chiffonade

This crostata was made because I found myself with leftover pastry dough, a bag full of CSA peaches and extra cinnamon sugar in my pantry. The ingredients were begging to be put together. —Susan

This tart is a perfect showcase for beautiful summer raspberries. The crust is as tasty as shortbread cookies, so it makes the perfect flavorful shell for any filling. The filling in this case is a perfect combination of a nutty brown butter custard and tart berries. —Name »

Pies and tarts are my favorite, and this strawberry almond cream tart is always a special treat on Mother's Day when the berries are just in from the farms. Recipe here. —Debra S.