Strawberries are in season now (even in my little garden) and the markets are filled with them. One of my favorite desserts is Strawberry Tart. The combination of sweetened strawberries and cream is one of those heaven-made matches that you simply must try. If you like strawberries, then you have to try this tart! Easy recipe using fresh strawberries. This stunning dessert is so easy to make, it will become your favorite dessert this summer.
Strawberry Tartlet
This is my version of the French Strawberry Tart. I did not make pastry for the crust, I just make the base of this tart with biscuits and butter. The filling is a delicious creamy mixture of cream cheese, double cream and strawberry jam. I top the tart with fresh strawberries and garnish with mint.
You can prepare it for a birthday party or for any occasion. This is a tasty sweet treat that your family will love!
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⭐Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick, Simple, and Easy to Make: This recipe is really easy! Just follow a few simple steps, and you'll have your strawberry jam, cream cheese mixture, and tart ready in no time.
- No-Bake: No need to bake this one!
- Incredible Flavour: The strawberry jam, cream cheese, and cream mixture create an amazing fluffy creamy filling to die for.
- Versatile: This recipe is super flexible! Feel free to switch up the strawberries with other berries or fruits, or mix them together for a unique twist.
- Perfect Dessert or Treat: For Spring and Summer months.
- Suitable for Any Occasion: Birthday parties, afternoon tea, holidays, brunch, lunch, dinner, etc.
🧾Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this strawberry tart:
Ingredients for the Crust:
- Biscuits: Give the tart a great texture. You can use any biscuit for example graham crackers, Maria biscuits, or any tea biscuits, etc.
- Unsalted Butter: It helps blend the ingredients together and keeps the tart base in shape.
For the Strawberry Jam:
- Strawberries: Use fresh strawberries, not frozen.
- Sugar: Helps strawberries release all their delicious juices.
For the Filling:
- Cream Cheese: It adds a creamy richness and texture and gives it that special flavor.
- Double Cream: Adding that creamy texture, body, and flavor is key. Plus, keeping it cold helps it whip up and keep its volume.
- Mint: For garnish.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
👩🏻🍳How to Make Strawberry Tart
These step-by-step instructions and photos will help you visualize how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for a printable version of this recipe.
How to Make the Crust:
1: In a food blender, crush biscuits until they become very fine crumbs.
2: Put them in a big bowl, pour in melted butter, and mix until all the crumbs are wet.
3: Press the crust into a 20 cm round-tart pan with a removable bottom. Chill until firm, for at least 15 minutes.
How to Make Strawberry Jam:
Chop the strawberries, cook them with sugar in a pan for about 15 minutes to make jam, then let them cool.
How to Make the Filling:
1: Spread the strawberry jam evenly on the biscuit crust.
2: Mix cream cheese with two tablespoons of strawberry jam until creamy. Then add double cream and whisk until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes.
3: Spread the creamy mixture evenly over the strawberry jam. Chill for at least 1 hour.
4: Cut the strawberries into thin slices.
5: Take the tart out of the fridge and arrange the strawberry slices on top of the cream filling.
6: Add mint for decoration.
📖Variations
- Add Some Nuts or Cookies: Add and mix up the crust with some nuts or different cookies.
- Mixed Berries: Swap out some of the strawberries for other types of berries like raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries.
- Different Fruits: Swap out all strawberries for other types of fruit like mango, peach, nectarine, apricot, plum, kiwi, etc
- Add Chocolate: Add 2 tablespoon of cacao powder to the cream cheese and double cream mixture for a delicious chocolate flavor.
- Add Lemon: Add 2 tablespoon of lemon juice and lemon zest to the cream cheese and double cream mixture for a rich tangy lemony flavor.
💭Tips for Recipe Success
Use Cold Ingredients: For a perfect tart, keep all your ingredients cold until you're ready to use them. Cold double cream whips up faster and better.
Don't Overmix the Cream Cheese, Cream, and Strawberry Mixture: Mix everything until it's just combined and smooth. If you overmix the cream cheese, cream, and strawberry mixture, it might get runny and lose its fluffiness.
Chill Overnight: If you have time, let the tart chill overnight. This helps the flavors come together for a better taste and sets the texture perfectly.
Add the Garnish before Serving: Add the strawberry slices and mint leaves right before serving to keep them fresh.
Make it Ahead of Time: You can make the no-bake tart ahead of time and store it in the fridge for 3-4 days.
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📖 Recipe
Strawberry Tart
Ingredients
- 250 g Biscuits
- 50 g Unsalted Butter
- 250 g Strawberries
- 150 g Sugar
- 200 g Cream Cheese
- 400 ml Double Cream
- 100 g Strawberries
- 5 Mint Leaves
Instructions
How to Make the Crust
- In a food processor, pulse biscuits into fine crumbs.
- Place them in a large bowl, add melted butter, and mix well to combine and all the crumbs are moistened.
- Press the crust into a 20 cm round tart pan with a removable bottom. Refrigerate until firm, at least 15 minutes.
How to Make Strawberry Jam
- Cut the strawberries into small pieces and make a strawberry jam by placing them in a pan with sugar, and simmering for around 15 minutes, and then leaving them to cool down.
How to Make the Filling
- Spread the strawberry jam evenly over the biscuit's crust.
- In a bowl, add cream cheese and two tablespoons of strawberry jam, and stir together until creamy and combined. Then add the double cream and whisk until stiff peaks around 4 minutes.
- Spread the cream mixture evenly over the strawberry jam. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Slice the strawberries vertically into thin slices.
- Remove the tart from the fridge and distribute the strawberry slices onto the cream mixture filling.
- Garnish with mint.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Sandra says
The perfect way to use up summer strawberries! This tart is so light, refreshing, and absolutely gorgeous.