Fig Tart Recipe

Rating 5.0
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| Last Updated on May 17, 2024
This beautiful fig tart is a treat for the eyes and the mouth. Juicy figs are nestled in a creamy pistachio filling and baked in a buttery tart for a delicious bite.
Utensils Dessert
Globe French
14
ingredients
12
steps
90
minutes
Chef Annie became enamored with cooking at an early age, teaching herself to prepare complex dishes like duck confit as a teenager. She built a career in accounting before making the leap to culinary school to study baking and pastry arts. She began a business as a private chef while selling her own baked creations on the side. With her transition to culinary instructor, Chef Annie now brings her talents to an exciting new arena.

Ingredients

Servings:
8
For the Tart Dough
2 3/4 cup(s)
all-purpose flour
3/4 cup(s)
powdered sugar
1/4 tsp
kosher salt
1/4 tsp
cinnamon
2
large eggs
11 tbsp
cold unsalted butter, cubed
For the Filling
1/2 cup(s)
pistachios, plus 1 tablespoon for topping
1/2 cup(s)
powdered sugar, plus more for topping
6 tbsp
unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1
large egg, room temperature
1 tsp
lemon zest
1 tsp
cornstarch
7
figs, cut in half lengthwise
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Directions 12 steps | 90 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare the tart dough. In a food processor, combine the flour, powdered sugar, salt and cinnamon. Pulse until mixed.

Fig Tart Recipe: Prepare the tart dough.
Step 2

Next, add the cold butter and pulse until the butter is well combined with the flour mixture. 

Fig Tart Recipe: Next, add the cold butter and pulse until the butter is well combined with the flour mixture.
Step 3

Last, add the two eggs and pulse until a dough ball forms. 

Fig Tart Recipe: Last, add the two eggs and pulse until a dough ball forms.
Step 4

Remove the dough from the food processor and place it on top of plastic wrap. Form the dough into a disc and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Fig Tart Recipe: Remove the dough from the food processor and place it on top of plastic wrap.
Step 5

Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on the counter for 10 minutes before rolling. To prevent sticking, place the dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out the dough an inch larger than the tart pan. 

Fig Tart Recipe: Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on the counter for 10 minutes before rolling.
Step 6

Remove one of the parchment sheets and place the dough onto the tart pan. Form the dough into the pan and remove the excess by using a rolling pin. If there are cracks, patch them with the excess dough.

Fig Tart Recipe: Remove one of the parchment sheets and place the dough onto the tart pan.
Step 7

Place the tart pan back in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill and preheat the oven to 350°F. After 15 minutes, remove from the refrigerator, use one of the parchment paper pieces that you used to form the dough to line the pan and fill with baking beans. Make sure you spread the beans everywhere to fill all the nooks of the pastry. Blind bake the pastry for 12 minutes. Remove and cool completely while you make the pistachio cream filling.

Fig Tart Recipe: Place the tart pan back in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill and preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 8

Make the pistachio cream. In a food processor, add ½ cup of pistachios and powdered sugar. Pulse until combined and the mixture resembles a paste.  

Fig Tart Recipe: Make the pistachio cream.
Step 9

Next, add the butter and mix until combined. Finally, add the egg, lemon zest, vanilla extract and cornstarch. Mix until well combined.

Fig Tart Recipe: Next, add the butter and mix until combined.
Step 10

Add the pistachio cream into the cooled tart shell and spread evenly with a spatula.

Fig Tart Recipe: Add the pistachio cream into the cooled tart shell and spread evenly with a spatula.
Step 11

Next, cut the figs in half and arrange them in a circle evenly spread apart with the exposed fruit side up. You should have about ten halves in the perimeter and four in the center circle. Finally, roughly chop the remaining tablespoon of pistachios and spread them evenly around the tart. Bake for 40 minutes. 

Fig Tart Recipe: Next, cut the figs in half and arrange them in a circle evenly spread apart with the exposed fruit side up.
Step 12

Let the fig tart cool completely before dusting it with powdered sugar. Serve and enjoy!

Fig Tart Recipe: Let the fig tart cool completely before dusting it with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
557
FAT
30.7 g
PROTEIN
9.1 g
CARBS
63.1 g
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Carmela G.

Carmela

Cozymeal Team Member

04 Oct 2023

A delicious recipe for Fig Tart. Everyone should try this. It will never disappoint.

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