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    Home > Cakes, Desserts & Treats

    Plum and Almond Tart with Homemade Pastry

    Published: Mar 25, 2016 · Modified: Oct 14, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Plum and Almond Tart with Homemade Pastry - A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    Ah, isn't it pretty?

    Normally I'm not great at making desserts look pretty, but fortunately for me, the decoration on this plum tart is fool proof!

    Piles of juicy ripe plums are layered on top of soft almond frangipane and encased with buttery-sweet pastry. Just pass the cream right now. Forget dessert, I want this for breakfast!!

    Don't be put off with the homemade pastry. I'm usually the first to applaude the ready-made stuff you can buy in the shops, but this one is extra easy and beautifully crumbly. With a bit of help from the fridge to chill this pastry, you don't even need to roll it out! Here's why:A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    Yep, my big pastry sausage is cut into slices that layer the bottom and sides of my flan dish.A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    Then that pastry is squished down using your hands until all the gaps are covered. This creates a slightly rustic feel to the tart that I LOVE!

    Why do I love rustic? Because it gives me permission to be slightly messy and make the odd mistake whilst claiming it's supposed to look like that.

    A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    This Plum and Almond Tart with Homemade Pastry is perfectly portable and delicious served cold - so it's great for picnics.

    It's also amazing served slightly warm with a good drizzle of custard or cream!!

    A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

    How about finishing your Easter dinner with a lovely slice!

    The Plum and Almond Tart with Homemade Pastry Recipe:

    Plum and Almond Tart with Homemade Pastry

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    Plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly-sweet homemade pastry
    4.92 from 12 votes
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    Prep Time 35 minutes mins
    Cook Time 55 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine British
    Servings 16 slices
    Calories 375 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    Pastry:

    • 280 g plain (all-purpose) flour
    • pinch of salt
    • 120 g confectioners' sugar
    • 240 g unsalted butter, softened
    • 2 egg yolks

    Frangipane:

    • 120 g unsalted butter, softened
    • 130 g golden caster sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 150 g ground almonds (almond meal - the grainy kind - not the flour)
    • 2 tbsp plain/all-purpose flour
    • ½ tsp almond extract
    • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

    Plums:

    • 6 large ripe plums
    • 1 ½ tbsp soft brown sugar

    To finish:

    • 1 tbsp Confectioners' sugar

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • First make the pastry. Mix together the flour, salt and confectioners' sugar. Add in the softened butter and egg yolks. Mix together until just combined (I like to use my hands for this). Roll into a log (it will be sticky) and wrap in clingfilm. Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
    • For the frangipane, place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat it together with a wooden spoon for a couple of minutes – until it goes paler. Stir in the eggs until mixed, then stir in the ground almonds, flour, almond extract and vanilla extract. Cover and place in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
    • Now it's time to assemble. Preheat the oven to 160c/320f and have a 30cm flan tin - with removable base- ready. Take the pastry out of the fridge and slice into ½cm slices. Arrange over the bottom and sides of the tin, then squash the pastry together so there are no gaps. Make sure you squash the pastry into the ridges on the sides of the tin. You may have a little leftover pastry.
    • Trim the edges until they’re flush with the edge of the pan and place back in the fridge for 10 minutes whilst you slice the plums.
    • Slice the plums in half and remove the stone, then cut each half into 6 slices - so you should get 12 slices per plum. If you can't remove the stone, just carefully cut around it.
    • Take the pastry and frangipane out of the fridge. Dot the frangipane over the base of the uncooked pastry. Roughly level with a spoon so there are no gaps, then arrange the plums on top. I like to start from the outside, creating one large circle by very slightly overlapping the plums. Then a small circle inside and finally arrange a few extra slices in the middle.
    • Sprinkle on the brown sugar and place in the oven to cook for 45-55 minutes – until the pastry is brown and the plums are slightly caramelised. You need at least 45 minutes in the oven to ensure the pastry is cooked, so if it starts to look too brown, place some foil on top (try not to let it touch the plums too much or it may stick).
    • Take out of the oven and leave to cool slightly before serving with a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Alternatively, let it cool completely before serving.

    ✎ Notes

    This tart will keep for 2 days in the fridge, covered.
    .
    Nutritional Information is per serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 5gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 12mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 710IUVitamin C: 2.4mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1.4mg
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    A fruit plum tart with almond frangipane and crumbly sweet pastry.

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    I love to cook and I want to share with you my favourite, delicious family friendly recipes. I want to inspire you to create fantastic food for your family every day.

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    1. Yvonne says

      June 01, 2023 at 3:13 pm

      5 stars
      This is the best sweet pastry ever! I have given up on sweet pastry so many times over 40 years but this is so easy and reliable.

      Works as well with roast rhubarb.

      Reply
    2. Meredith says

      May 22, 2023 at 11:55 am

      5 stars
      This is the absolute EASIEST tart ever. I don't even put the pastry together properly, nor refrigerate; just push it in the pie tin.
      Make it every autumn and everyone loves it.
      Because of the time taken to lay out the plum slices people are so distracted that they don't notice if the rest is not so perfect. The taste is always amazing though.

      Reply
    3. M Rosoff says

      April 07, 2023 at 5:14 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe SO much. I've made it endlessly for guests and everyone always loves it, plus it's incredibly simple and never goes wrong. I love not having to roll out the pastry. I do both pastry and frangipane in the magimix (be careful not to mix the flour for more than a few seconds) and serve it with cream fraiche, vanilla ice cream or double cream. Best discovery ever -- was making it for friends one time and didn't have the energy to go out and buy plums, so used a big bunch of black grapes I had lying around, arranged in concentric circles and it was absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    4. Liz Bonn says

      December 30, 2022 at 7:00 am

      5 stars
      Always a winner. The plum topping was only fiddly the 1st time. Allow plenty of time to make it as it can’t be rushed but well worth it.

      Reply
    5. Joan C says

      July 18, 2022 at 1:03 pm

      5 stars
      The frangipane filling is awesome!! And the crust was each to make.

      Reply
    6. Kellye Mellen says

      May 02, 2021 at 7:01 pm

      This is a wonderful delicious tart.Ive made it once and am making it again.This is a keeper.

      Reply
    7. Jane says

      April 30, 2021 at 2:07 am

      5 stars
      Love this recipe!
      I make this regularly and it has quickly become a family and friend favourite.
      The pastry and frangipane are delicious!
      One of the best recipes out there for this type of fruit tart.
      Thank you for sharing it.

      Reply
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