Easy Rustic Autumn Fruit Tart Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup butter, chilled
• 0.5 cup cream cheese
• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 1 pear - peeled, cored and sliced
• 0.25 cup orange juice
• 0.33 cup brown sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 0.5 cup apricot jam, warmed

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare an 8-inch tart pan, or lightly grease a baking sheet if you prefer a free-form tart (galette).
2. Whisk the flour in a mixing bowl. Cut in the cold butter and cream cheese using a knife or pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. When you press a handful of the mixture together, it should form a cohesive ball. Shape the dough into a round disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
3. In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, pear, and orange juice. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom. Gently toss the fruit mixture with the sugar-spice blend to coat evenly.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to a 10-inch circle. Carefully transfer the dough to your prepared tart pan or baking sheet. Neatly arrange the fruit mixture inside the tart pastry. If you are making a galette on a baking sheet, leave a 2-inch border of dough and fold it inward over the fruit, allowing the pastry folds to overlap.
5. Bake the fruit tart in the preheated oven until the crust turns golden brown and the fruit filling is bubbly and cooked through, about 30 minutes. For a glossy finish, brush the warm tart with apricot jam.

Nutrition

• Calories: 361 kcal
• Fat Content: 17 g
• Fiber Content: 2 g
• Sugar Content: 24 g
• Sodium Content: 137 mg
• Protein Content: 4 g
• Cholesterol Content: 47 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 51 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 11 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g