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Delightful Lemon Tart Recipe

Easy no bake tart recipe for a small family. Refreshing and delight treat!
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Chilling3 hrs
Total Time3 hrs 30 mins
Course: Dessert, tart
Cuisine: French
Keyword: citrus, Easter, easy, Mother's day, no bake
Servings: 6
Calories: 405kcal
Author: Cooking Journey

Ingredients

Crust

  • 165 g chocolate biscuits
  • 80 g butter melted

Lemon curd filling

  • 2 eggs medium
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 lemons for zesting and juicing
  • 3 tbsp sugar or more to taste
  • 115 g butter unsalted, cubed
  • 3 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

Decoration

  • 1 lemon sliced
  • 1 strawberry
  • 1 tsp dried cranberries
  • 3 mint leaves fresh
  • 1/2 tsp desiccated coconut crumbs

Instructions

  • Proceed biscuits in food processor until crumbs*.
    Proceed biscuits in food processor until crumbs.
  • Add melted butter into crumbs and proceed in a food processor or mix well with a spoon until it looks like a wet sand.**
    Add melted butter into crumbs and proceed in a food processor or mix well with a spoon until it looks like a wet sand.
  • Butter the tart pan. Place the wet crumbs and press with fingers to the pan to form the crust or tart shell. When you are happy with the crust, put it in the fridge.
    Butter the tart pan. Place the wet crumbs and press with fingers to the pan to form the crust or tart shell. When you are happy with the crust, put it in the fridge.
  • Zest one lemon.
    Zest one lemon.
  • Cut it in half and juice with a citrus juicer. Cut another lemon in half and juice it too. You will need 130 ml or half cup of fresh lemon juice.
    Cut it in half and juice with a citrus juicer. Cut another lemon in half and juice it too. You will need 130 ml or half cup of fresh lemon juice.
  • Add eggs, egg yolks and lemon zest in a heat-proof bowl.
    Add eggs, egg yolks and lemon zest in a heat-proof bowl.
  • Add lemon juice.
    Add lemon juice.
  • Mix in sugar.
    Mix in sugar.
  • Put the bowl with lemon mix on a pot with boiling water or Bain Marie***. Cook on a low, constantly whisking for about 10 minutes or until you lemon curd thickened.
    Put the bowl with lemon mix on a pot with boiling water or Bain Marie. Cook on a low, constantly whisking for about 10 minutes or until you lemon curd thickened.
  • Remove the bowl from heat and start adding butter cubes one by one, mixing with a spoon or whisk.
    Remove the bowl from heat and start adding butter cubes one by one, mixing with a spoon.
  • Mix in food coloring, if using.
    Mix in food coloring, if using.
  • Remove the tart shell from the fridge and pour lemon curd. Smooth it with a back of the spoon or spatula.
    Remove the tart shell from the fridge and pour lemon curd. Smooth it with a back of the spoon or spatula.
  • Put the lemon tart in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight until set.
    Put the lemon tart in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight until set.
  • Before serving, decorate the tart with lemon slices and cut strawberry. Sprinkle dried cranberries and desiccated coconut crumbs. Finally add mint leaves.
    Before serving, decorate the tart with lemon slices and cut strawberry. Sprinkle dried cranberries and desiccated coconut crumbs. Finally add mint leaves.

Notes

*Alternatively, put in plastic bag and roll with a rolling pin.
** Add more melted butter, if needed.
*** Place a bowl with lemon mix on a pot with boiling water.
This recipe makes one 7 inch / 18 cm tart pan.
It can last in the fridge up to 1 week.
Lemon tart can be wrapped in plastic and frozen up to 3 months. You can slice the tart, wrap each slice and freeze.