Authentic French Lemon Tarts

November 07, 2013

I absolutely love lemon desserts and these creamy French Lemon Tarts are hands down one of my all time favorite lemon indulgences! The lemon cream is so rich and delicious and it just tastes like Spring. Lemons are so bright and cheery anyway – this is the perfect dessert to ward off those Winter blues in anticipation of warmer Spring days to come.

For The Filling:
1 cup sugar
Finely grated zest of 3 lemons
4 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (from 4-5 lemons)
2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-size pieces, at room temperature

For The Tart Dough:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
2 large egg yolks
1/4 cup ice water

For The Filling: Place a few inches of water in a medium saucepan or lower part of a double boiler and bring to a boil. Put the sugar and zest in a large heatproof bowl. Off the heat, rub the sugar and zest...
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
480

Sodium
39mg
1% DV

Fat
32g
49% DV

Protein
4g
9% DV

Carbs
41g
13% DV

Fiber
1g
6% DV

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