Homemade Lemon Tart Recipe
Sink your teeth into this light and refreshing Lemon Tart Recipe with mascarpone and fresh berries in a simple pie crust.
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 pie dough crust recipe
- ½ cup powdered sugar
For the Filling:
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- ¼ cup of sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 2 lemons, about 6 tablespoons
- 1 stick unsalted ice-cold butter, cut up
- 16 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- assorted fresh berries
Instructions
- In a food processor, add in the pie crust ingredients plus ½ cup of powdered sugar and pulse until a dough has formed. Slowly drizzle in the water while pulsing until it becomes a meal-like texture.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface and roll it out until it is about 1/8” thick. Form it into a 2” inch deep 8” round tart pan. Trim off any excess.
- Bake in the oven at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked. Let it cool.
- In a large metal bowl over a medium size pot of boiling water, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, ¼ cup of sugar, zest of ½ lemon, and juice of 1 lemon until it becomes very thick, like a custard, which is about 2 to 4 minutes. Be sure to whisk constantly. Remove the bowl and whisk in the butter until it has melted. Cool the mixture in the refrigerator until completely cooled.
- In a standing mixture with the whip attachment on high speed, mix the mascarpone and cream cheese until light and fluffy, which takes about 5 to 7 minutes, and then add in the remaining lemon zest, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Mix until combined, and then fold in the chilled lemon curd.
- Pour the mixture into the cooked pie shell and cool overnight in the refrigerator or until it firms up. Garnish with berries and serve!
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 1 day ahead of time.
How to Store: Cover the Lemon Tart and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze this covered for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator for 1 day before slicing and serving.
Add 1/4 cup of sugar to the curd if you like sweeter tarts.
Nutrition
Calories: 426kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 887IUCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg