Serve this vibrant lemon curd and passion fruit tart as an easy dessert or sweet treat. Its tropical flavours make it perfect for summer
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:15 mins
- Cook:25 mins
- plus cooling
- Easy
- Serves 6
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 320g sheet of puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten
- 250g mascarpone
- 150ml double cream
- 6 tbsp lemon curd
- 3 passion fruit, seeds removed
- 30g chopped pistachios
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unroll the puff pastry onto a lined baking tray. Score a 2cm border around the edge of the pastry using a sharp knife, then brush the border with the egg.
- STEP 2
Bake for 15-20 mins, or until golden and crisp. Gently push down the middle with the back of a spoon, then leave to cool completely.
- STEP 3
Whisk the mascarpone with the double cream and 3 tbsp lemon curd until soft and spoonable. Fold in another 3 tbsp lemon curd and the seeds of 1 passion fruit.
- STEP 4
Spoon the cream mixture in the centre of the pastry and scatter over the seeds of 2 passion fruit and the chopped pistachios.