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Passion fruit tart

By Layla Pujol 4 Comments

This is my easy recipe for a homemade passion fruit tart. This delicious sweet tart is filled with a creamy tangy passion fruit custard like filling.

Homemade passion fruit tart

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I love maracuyas or passion fruits. The smell brings back childhood memories of drinking refreshing glasses of passion fruit fresco or juice; it was especially good after a long walk home from school or after running around on the farm. It also brings memories of just picking ripe ones from the vine, biting the hard skin off and sucking out the fresh fruit.

Passionf fruit tart recipe
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I previously posted a recipe for passion fruit tiramisu that I made in Ecuador this summer and was complaining about the lack of passion fruits in the US and the high cost when you did find them. I got a message from a lady who owns a farm that grows passion fruit in California and sells them at a lower cost that you pay at the grocery store, so I ordered a good amount of them. I could have easily just eaten them all as is, but I also decided to use some for cooking and making cocktails (of course!).

Passion fruit tart

The great thing about this passion fruit tart is that you can make even without fresh passion fruit, you can use the frozen concentrate for the filling and it works perfectly. Most Latin grocery stores sell frozen passion fruit pulp, this list of Latin food resources might help if you are looking for places to purchase it.

If you have plenty of fresh fruit then you can make your concentrate by blending the pulp with a tiny bit of water and then straining out the seeds, for the topping I use the fresh pulp as is, seeds included. If you only have a few fresh fruits then use the frozen pulp for the filling and fresh ones only for the topping.

Passion fruit tart

I pre-baked the tart shells for this passion fruit tart, the filling just needs about 20 minutes to bake for it to set, so I wanted the tart shells to be almost fully baked. I initially did a test where I used a chilled unbaked tart shell and put the filling directly without pre-baking or blind baking the tart crust. The test tart was decent – it had to bake for about 40-45 minutes, but the texture of the filling was not as smooth and creamy as with the tart where I used the pre-baked shell. The quantities are for 2 tarts, trust me this tart is so good, that you will regret it if you only make one!

Homemade passion fruit tart

Passion fruit tart

Homemade sweet tart with a tangy passion fruit filling
4.93 from 42 votes
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Course: Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine: European, International, Latin fusion
Keyword: Lilikoi, Maracuya, Passion fruit, Passion fruit tart, Sweet tart
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Resting time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 2 8-9 inch tarts

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups of sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups of passion fruit concentrate from fresh fruit or using frozen concentrate
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 10 eggs
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 sweet tart dough shells unbaked, homemade sweet tart dough recipe is below
  • Fresh passion fruit pulp to garnish if you have enough to cover the whole tart you can do so, but even just one fresh passion fruit will give you enough to just add a little extra bite to the tart

Instructions

Pre-bake or blind bake the tart shells:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 375F.
  • Make sure the unbaked tart shells have rested at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
  • Cover the tart shells with parchment paper and fill with rice, beans or tart weights.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, and then carefully remove the parchment paper with the rice/beans/weights.
  • Bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the bottom of the tart shell starts to get golden.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool down.

Passion fruit tart filling:

  • Combine the sugar, the passion fruit juice and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to mix until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the eggs and continue mixing until well incorporated.
  • Use a whisk to stir in the cream.
  • Strain the passion fruit filling using a thin mesh strainer.

Passion fruit tart:

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F.
  • Pour the passion fruit filling into the pre-baked tart shell. This filling will not rise or increase in volume so pour in as much as you can.
  • Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, the tart filling will be set by then.
  • Remove from oven and let the tart cool down.
  • Top with fresh passion fruit right before serving.
How to make sweet tart dough or pastry

How to make sweet tart dough

A basic and easy recipe for making homemade sweet tart dough using the food processor or mixer
4.86 from 35 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, French, International
Keyword: Homemade dough, How to make a tart, Sweet tart dough, Tarts
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Chill time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 2 9-inch tart shells

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 8 oz butter cut in to small pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-4 tbs water add little by little and use more if needed

Instructions

  • Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor.
  • Add the butter pieces, in batches, and pulse until mixed.
  • Add the eggs and water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a clumpy dough forms.
  • Remove the dough from the food processor and knead it gently for a few minutes.
  • Form dough into 2 balls (for 2 tarts), flatten into thick discs, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • On a floured sheet of wax paper, roll out the dough into a thin sheet that is larger than the tart mold you plan to use – it’s okay if it extends beyond the edges of sheet of wax paper.
  • Flip the paper and the sheet of rolled pastry dough on to a lightly greased tart pan. Gently press the dough with your fingers onto the mold, start at the center and move outward. Use a rolling pin to roll over the edges and remove any excess dough from the edges. If you want you can leave a ½ – 1 inch to wrap around the edges of the pan – this will help prevent the crust from shrinking.
  • Prick the tart shell with a fork and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or until ready to use.
  • If you need the tart shell to be partially baked, pre-heat the oven to 375F-400 F, line the shell with foil and fill with beans or baking beads. Bake for about 20 minutes, just until the edges begin to get some color. If the edges get very brown you might want to cover the edges with foil while cooking the tart (once the filling is added).

Notes

Baking time and oven temperature for the tart will depend on the filling you use and whether or not the tart shell was pre-baked.
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Filed Under: Cakes, tarts and pies, Desserts, Eggs, Fruits, Latin America, Mother's Day Recipes, Parties and events, Passion fruit, South America, Valentine's Day

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  1. Anony says

    October 1, 2018 at 8:33 am

    This was my first time baking a fruit tart so flipping that dough over into the tart pan was hard for me. My dough might have needed to fridge longer. I also needed to cool the tart a lot longer. I heard after the tart is done baking, it’s good to leave the oven open and let it cool for an hour. So I’m gonna try that next time. I really do wish I made 2 tarts now though. It was so good. SO good. Thank you for the recipe Laylita.

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  2. Ale says

    December 14, 2012 at 12:24 am

    I’ve been loving maracuyas since I tried it in Brazil long ago while visiting a friend. I have to also special order them from my grocer only then they’ll ‘buy it’ for you. Tart looks amazing!

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  3. Zaylinda says

    December 13, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    That looks so good… does the farm you got the passion fruit from happen to have a website so the rest of us can check them out?

    Reply
    • Laylita says

      December 13, 2012 at 7:51 pm

      Hi Zaylinda – They don’t have a website, but I can put you in contact with the owner if you are interested in ordering some.

      Reply

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