What’s the Best Fruit for Tarts?
You can use a variety of fruits to make a fruit tart so you can customize this for just about any holiday – from Valentine’s Day to Thanksgiving. Our favorite fruits for tarts are:
- Berries – any kind (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
- Stone fruit – peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, cherries
- Kiwi – for a fun pop of green color
- Mango – try topping it like we did Mango Cake
- Citrus – clementine sections
How to Make this Patriotic Dessert:
- Make the Crust: Thaw puff pastry and roll into a 10×12” rectangle and score a 1/2″ border with a pizza cutter. Poke holes all over the center with a fork. Bake at 400˚F for 20 minutes then remove and cool.
- Cheesecake Filling: With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, cream and vanilla for 2 minutes or until smooth and whipped.
- Flag Cake Design: Arrange blueberries for the stars and raspberries for the stripes. We are missing a stripe only because we ran out of space.
Can I Make this Tart Ahead?
We love how crisp and flaky the crust on the day it is made. This danish keeps well if using fresh (un-cut fruit) so you can make it a day ahead. After about a day, the berries will start to soften. You can also make the crust and fill with cream cheese and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days then top with berries before serving.
Berry Puff Pastry Tart (Patriotic Dessert)
This Berry Puff Pastry Tart is the perfect patriotic flag dessert! It is so easy to make, especially when using frozen puff pastry dough. You’ll love the cheesecake filling making it a cheesecake tart.
