Caramelised passion fruit & lime tart

Caramelised passion fruit & lime tart

This zingy tart has a wonderful flavour and is a great way to cook with passion friut

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Roll out the pastry and use it to line a 23cm tart ring, then chill for at least 20 mins. Heat oven to 180C/fan160C/gas 4. Line the tart with baking parchment and baking beans, then bake for 15 mins. Remove the parchment, bake for a further 5-10 mins until golden, then remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1.
  2. While the case is cooking, cut the passion fruits in half, scoop out the flesh into a bowl, then blitz with a hand blender. Push the pulp through sieve and mix the juice with the lime zest and juice. Beat the sugar and yolks together until pale, then beat in the cream and fruit juice. Carefully pour the custard into the tart case, then bake for 40 mins, until set with a very slight wobble. Remove the tart from the oven, then leave to cool completely. You can now either serve the tart as it is, or try a chef's tip and dust it with icing sugar, then caramelise the top with a blowtorch.

Per serving

546 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 57.0g, fat 34.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 34.0g, salt 0.36 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007.

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  • 21 December 2007

    JE RECIPES rated this recipe

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  • 03 January 2008

    BARBARA rated this recipe

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  • 06 January 2008

    Gee's Faves commented on this recipe

    Very heavy on the egg yolks, but oh a dream dessert. Made this for a dinner party, and it went very quickly! Easy to make, and worth the effort.

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  • 02 February 2008

    Dusty's commented on this recipe

    SUCH A WINNER EVERY TIME!

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  • 25 February 2008

    Mark rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so easy to make. It looks and tastes fantastic. Well worth the effort.

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  • 05 April 2008

    emmalouise283 rated and commented on this recipe

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    I've made this with great success several times now, it's a real family favourite, easy to make and impressive at dinner parties!

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  • 31 January 2009

    Food Glorious Food rated and commented on this recipe

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    very nice - zingy i used an orange instead of a lime - nice too

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  • 02 February 2009

    PolyVinylBride commented on this recipe

    I was just wondering if I could use another fruit other than passion fruit? Like mangoes or pineapple?

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  • 03 February 2009

    Barney commented on this recipe

    you certainly could, for mango I would suggest you puree a whole mango then measure out 200ml of the pulp. Hope this helps Bx

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  • 07 February 2009

    PolyVinylBride rated and commented on this recipe

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    Hey Barney thanks for the help but I forgot to check this page again before I went ahead and made it! I used pineapple pulp in the end (because mangoes just seemed too expensive lol) and it came out absolutely amazing. Would recommend to everyone! It's lovely and sweet and tangy, and the custard is a little meringue-like. I've even been asked to make it again and gladly will. For someone who struggles with custard tarts (numerous disastrous attempts) this is just so easy! :)

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  • 24 April 2009

    Penny commented on this recipe

    Can anyone tell if I can make this tart the day before I plan to serve it then caramelise the top beofre serving? Thanks

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  • 24 April 2009

    Penny commented on this recipe

    Sorry, that should read " can anyone tell me if I can make the tart he day before.."

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  • 01 September 2009

    redaurigny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I first made this for my then boyfriend. He absolutely loved it, and reader, I married him. I've made it a few times since and always just use the spare egg whites to make meringues.

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  • 27 October 2009

    beckyv rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was amazing!!!! Seriously. I used a ready made asda special pastry case as i had guests, but you could use the regular pastry case for 59p to make it cheaper. As i didnt have a hand blender i used 10 passionfruits and pushed them through a sieve with the pestle for a pestle and mortor. I six friends for dinner and they all loved it. I didnt caramalise the top but next time i might make the eggs into a merangue as this had the texture of a lemon one. It didnt rise much at all in the oven so dont be afriad of filling the pastry case.

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  • 15 June 2010

    Sian rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Great tart except the lime completely killed the passionfruit flavour so I would leave it out next time. Brulee-ing the top was brilliant!! Really added to it. Have to admit I cheated and bought a pastry case which made it even more easier!! Will definately try it again.

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  • 27 September 2010

    Jenny Hyatt rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a wonderful dessert - really light and tasty. I wouldn't change the ingredients or quantities at all! I usually make it one or two days before serving, to let the flavours develop. The key is to ensure that the pastry is not cracked or broken, otherwise the liquid filling will pour through the cracks and make the base soggy. If you want a hard crunchy topping, brulee the tart just before serving. If you brulee it a few hours beforehand, it will go soft (but it still looks pretty!).

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  • 08 January 2011

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this several times and it is always impressive and very popular. I have made it as little individual tarts as well as the big one. When I have caramelised the top I have done it under the grill putting silver foil over the pastry edges so as not to blacken them, it works excelently. A great dinner party dish works every time.

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  • 14 June 2011

    Rosa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My tart didn't look as good as the one in the picture but it tasted great and everyone was impressed

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  • 24 July 2011

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Seriously good! Made my own pastry (200g plain flour, 100g butter, 1 beaten egg, 1 tbspn sugar blitzed in food processor) but apart from that followed recipe exactly. Will definitely make again.

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  • 04 January 2012

    Scrumpy Jack Flash rated and commented on this recipe

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    Couldn't really taste the passion fruit as the lime over powered it but it was nice tasting. I served it with raspberries on top instead of caramelising it. Will make again with less lime and more passion fruit.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Dinner party dessert

Ingredients

  • 500g pack dessert pastry
  • 8 passion fruits
  • finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 142ml tub double cream
  • icing sugar for dusting (optional)
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Per serving

546 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 57.0g, fat 34.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 34.0g, salt 0.36 g

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