Name: Strawberry Almond Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 12 serves
Ingredients: 115 g (1 stick / 1/2 cup) unsalted butter (cubed & chilled); 195 g (1 1/2 cups / 6.9oz) plain (all-purp) flour; 2 tablespoons icing sugar ((notes)); 2 egg yolks (from large eggs); 2-3 tablespoon cold milk (only as much as needed); 1/2 cup white granulated sugar; 115 g unsalted butter (softened); 2 large eggs; 1 cup almond meal (almond flour); 1/4 cup plain (all-purp) flour; 1/2 cup strawberry jam; 1 1/2 cups halved strawberries; 2 tablespoons flaked / sliced almonds

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This Strawberry Almond Tart recipe is filled with fresh strawberries and a soft almost chewy French almond filling. It’s easy to make, an absolute family favourite dessert and the perfect summer fruit tart.

This Strawberry Almond Tart is not just a stunner, it’s also a wonderful way to use a bounty of berries and is perfect for a picnic since it is best at room temperature.

If you’re lucky enough to live somewhere with strawberries all year round and peak seasons twice a year, like I do, then this is a delicious way to get your strawberry fix.

More gorgeous strawberry recipes

– Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
– Homemade Strawberry Topping
– Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
– Chocolate Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls

Birdseye view of a slice of strawberry tart on a white dessert plate with a dessert fork in front.

One of the first desserts I ever made and loved enough to keep making was a gorgeous Lemon Almond Tart, with a layer of lemon curd and a rich almond filling in a tart shell. I love that recipe so much and then lost it. Later I learned, the almond filling that I loved so much was actually called frangipane and now I make it often.

Since then, I’ve used it in many recipes including here, here, here and here and more. I just can’t get enough of it. This French almond filling is rich and creamy and works well with so many fruits as well as being the base of many other tart recipes.

For instance, this Strawberry Almond Tart is actually my take on a bakewell tart.

What is a bakewell tart?

A bakewell tart is an English dessert composed of a of a shortcrust tart shell covered in a layer of cherry jam then in a layer frangipane and baked until golden. A classic bakewell is then covered with a layer of icing but to keep the sweetness down, I left the top un-iced.

Because this is such a flexible little tart, you could even use tinned fruits if you’re in a rush and guests are about to start knocking at your door, just make sure to drain them and dry them of on paper towel first. This also means you can make this type of tart any time of year.

How to serve Strawberry Almond Tart

This tart is best served warm or at room temperature so make sure to take it out of the fridge at least half an hour before serving or with 20 minutes of coming out of the oven. You can reheat it in the oven too.

Serve it with fresh pouring cream or whipped cream, custard or creme anglais or with ice cream. I served this one with this Homemade Strawberry Topping.

See more strawberry recipes: Simple Strawberry Flan | Strawberry Mousse Tart

How to make Strawberry Almond Tart

This gorgeous almond tart recipe is easy. I start with my easy sweet shortcrust pastry recipe, which comes together in minutes in the food processor, then;

Beat together butter and sugar until light and creamy
Add eggs and beat them through
Finally, add almond meal (finely ground almonds or almond flour) and a little flour and mix it all together.

To put this fresh strawberry tart together you just spread a layer of jam in the par-baked tart shell, top it with the frangipane mixture and then lay some strawberry halves and almonds all over the top. Now bake it until it’s golden and slightly puffed up.

It’s really up to you. The base of the pastry shell won’t cook crisp if you don’t blind bake the tart. That being the case, it will be cooked through but just soft as opposed to crisp and flaky.

The other difference I’ve noticed is flavour. Both ways of baking the tart results in a lovely tart but the flavour is definitely better in the tart with blind baked shell.

Substitutions

The real beauty of a frangipane tart is that you can use just about any flavours you like.

Fruit curds like this lemon curd or blood orange curd are great spread over the base before topping with the frangipane filling as are jams and fruit spreads or preserves.

Nice big plump pieces of fruit are lovely too like berries, plums, cherries, pears, apples – this list goes on and on and on 🙂 I’d give just about any fruit a go.

You can use any of your favourite nuts to make the filling. Just place them in a blender or food processor and process them until they resemble a grainy flour.

If you don’t feel like making your own pastry, you can use store-bough shortcrust but I urge you to make it from scratch. It’s actually very easy and the flavour is far superior to any shop-bought brands.

Can you freeze bakewell tart / almond tart?

Yes. Make sure to wait until it’s totally cooled before wrapping well in plastic wrap and placing in the freezer for up to 2 months. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight.

Kept in the fridge, this tart will keep well for 3-4 days. It’s possible to leave this at room temperature if the weather is cool for 4-5 hours but after that, it’s best kept refrigerated due to the fresh fruit.

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More Frangipane Recipes

– Lemon Blueberry Frangipane Bars
– Apple Frangipane Tart
– Vegan Lemon Coconut Frangipane Tart
– Baklava Frangipane Tart

Birdseye view of a baked tart filled with fresh strawberries on a white plate. Some strawberries and dessert plates surround it.

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