Easy Berry Tart

These easy berry tarts are bursting with the vibrant flavors of ripe strawberries and juicy blueberries nestled atop a buttery flaky crust and tart lemon curd. Each bite promises a perfect balance of tartness and sweetness. Best of all, they whip up in less than 30 minutes!

Don’t you just love desserts that are deceptively easy to make? These little berry mini tarts are just that! While they may look like you picked them up at the bakery they are actually super simple to make and take less than a half hour start to finish.

Why I love this recipe

• the 3 ingredient buttery shortbread crust bakes in just 10 minutes
• using jarred lemon curd makes finishing these easy tarts fast, the hardest part is being patient waiting for the warm crust to cool!
• fresh berries add the perfect sweet topping to the tart: make a blueberry tart, strawberry tart, or use both like I did
• these are fancy enough for a special occasion or dinner parties but simple enough for popping into picnic baskets for a day outside

Ingredients

• powdered sugar
• all-purpose flour
• butter
• lemon curd – in the jelly section at most grocery stores
• fresh blueberries
• fresh strawberries

What you’ll need: mini tart pans (affiliate link), these have a removable bottom to help you keep the tart shell from breaking.

Step by step

1. Combine powdered sugar, flour, and butter in a mixer or food processor and blend until uniform.
2. Press dough in mini tart pan.
3. Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom of the tart crust.
4. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
5. Allow tarts to cool completely on a wire rack before removing from pans.
6. Spread lemon curd in a generous layer on the cooled crust of the tart and top with fresh berries.

Variations

You can customize these by using whatever seasonal berries or fruit you have available, fresh raspberries, blackberries, sliced kiwi, and mandarin oranges would also be delicious.  You can also substitute a plain or flavored cream cheese or mascarpone cheese for the lemon curd for a slightly different taste variation.

Serving suggestions

Enjoy these mini tarts for breakfast or as a delicious dessert. They are also great for serving with your favorite brunch recipes like scrambled eggs, fried green tomatoes, and braided danish. You can also top with a little dollop of whipped cream or dusted with powdered sugar if you like.

Storage

Store leftover tarts covered in plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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