This Raspberry and Blueberry Custard Tart is a lovely recipe to make. A thin sweet pastry base, filled with a thin layer of raspberry conserve, Crème Pâtissière and topped with fresh raspberries and blueberries. Finished off with a glaze of raspberry conserve such as Bonne Maman.

If you find the custard a little too sweet for your taste, try reducing the amount of sugar by 10 or 20 grams next time around.

The Crème Pâtissière can be a little tricky if you’ve never made it before. Read through the recipe a couple of times before you begin and you should be fine.

Why this recipe works

If you make the Crème Pâtissière in advance. It will have set and cooled enough for when you're ready to fill the pasty tart.
Leaving the excess pastry hanging over the sides of the tin allows it to shrink during baking. Once baked, you can cut off the excess.
Remember to let the pastry chill in the fridge as it produces a much better baked result.
When the time comes to add the Crème Pâtissière, piping bags will make the job much easier.

This is the type of tart tin I used. A non-stick loose bottomed tart tin.

Raspberry and Blueberry Custard (Crème Pâtissière) tart

Lynn Hill

A thin sweet pastry base, filled with a thin layer of raspberry conserve, Crème Pâtissière and topped with fresh raspberries and blueberries. Finished off with a glaze of raspberry conserve such as Bonne Maman. If you find the custard a little too sweet for your taste, try reducing the amount of sugar by 10 or 20 grams next time around.

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Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings 6 servings

Calories 529 kcal

INGREDIENTS

250 ml whole milk or double cream
1 teaspoon teaspoon vanilla extract or one whole vanilla pod, seeds scraped
50 grams caster sugar
3 medium egg yolks
20 grams cornflour
30 grams unsalted butter

Pastry tart

170 grams plain flour sieved
100 grams unsalted butter
1 tbs tablespoon icing sugar
1 medium egg yolk
2 tablespoons of ice cold water

Filling and Topping

5 rounded tablespoons of raspberry conserve I use Bonne Maman
250 grams fresh raspberries
150 grams fresh large blueberries

Instructions

Crème Pâtissière

Pour the milk into a pan. Add the vanilla pod and seeds, if using. Scald the milk by placing it over a low heat and bringing it to just below boiling point, then remove from the heat. If using Vanilla extract, add at this point.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs and cornflour until well combined. Gradually pour the milk mixture, through a sieve, over the egg mixture and mix well, then return to a clean pan. Place over a medium heat and cook gently, whisking constantly to avoid lumps forming.
As soon as it begins to thicken, this will only take a couple of minutes, take off the heat and keep mixing until it all comes together into a thick smooth creamy consistency with no lumps. Add the butter and keep mixing until it has all melted.
Transfer the crème pâtissière to a bowl and cover the surface with cling film to avoid a skin forming, then leave in the fridge to cool and set.
Make the pastry.
With your fingertips (or pulse using a food processor) rub together the butter, flour and icing sugar to form crumbs. Add the egg yolk and 1 – 2 tablespoons of ice cold water, bring together to make a dough. Do not overwork or it will toughen the pastry dough. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 mins to rest.
Lightly butter a 36cm x 12cm (14" x 4¾”) loose -bottomed fluted tart tin.
On a floured surface, roll out the pasty to no more than 4mm thick. Line the prepared tin with the pastry. Gently press around the edges. Let any excess pastry roll over the sides. This will shrink a little as it rests. You can remove the excess after baking. Prick the pastry base with a fork and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
Blind Bake the pastry case
Preheat the oven to 190c/170 fan
Line the pastry case with baking parchment and fill with baking beans and bake for 20 mins. Remove the baking beans and parchment and bake for a further 10 mins, ensuring that the edges of the pastry don’t burn.
Take out of the oven. Carefully remove the excess pastry by running a sharp knife along the edge of the tin. Leave to cool completely.
When the pastry has completely cooled, spread the base with 3 tablespoons of the raspberry conserve. Cover this evenly with the Crème Pâtissière. Using a piping bag will make this much easier. Then decorate with Raspberries and blueberries.
Place the remaining 2 tablespoons of raspberry conserve into a pan and gently heat for just a minute, to loosen it a little. Pass through a sieve to remove any seeds.
Brush the conserve over the fruit to give the tart a nice shiny coating.

Notes

Store in the fridge

The Crème Pâtissière can be a little tricky if you've never made it before. Read through the recipe a couple of times before you begin and you should be fine.

Keyword blueberry, raspberry, tart