Best 5 Lemon Brûlée Tart Recipes

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Indulge your sweet tooth with the delectable Lemon Brûlée Tart, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. This exquisite dessert combines a crisp and buttery crust with a velvety lemon custard filling, topped with a caramelized sugar layer that adds a delightful crunch. The zesty lemon flavor shines through in every bite, perfectly balanced by the richness of the custard and the caramelized sugar. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe provides clear and detailed instructions to guide you in creating this culinary masterpiece. Additionally, discover variations such as the Raspberry Lemon Brûlée Tart, a delightful twist with a sweet and tangy raspberry filling, and the Gluten-Free Lemon Brûlée Tart, a delectable option for those with dietary restrictions. Embark on a culinary adventure and treat yourself to the extraordinary Lemon Brûlée Tart, a dessert that is sure to impress and delight.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

LEMON CRèME BRûLéE TART



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Categories     Milk/Cream     Food Processor     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Broil     Lemon     Spring     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Crust
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Pinch of salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 teaspoons (or more) chilled whipping cream
1 egg white, beaten to blend
Filling
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup whipping cream
4 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon (packed) finely grated lemon peel
Lemon slices (optional)

Steps:

  • For crust:
  • Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Using on/off turns, blend in butter until coarse meal forms. Add 4 teaspoons cream. Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap and chill at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Fold overhang in, pressing to form double-thick sides. Bake crust until golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes (small cracks may appear). Brush inside of hot crust twice with egg white. Maintain oven temperature.
  • For filling:
  • Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, cream, yolks, and eggs in bowl to blend well. Mix in lemon juice and lemon peel. Pour filling into warm crust. Bake until filling is slightly puffed at edges and set in center, about 30 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Preheat broiler. Place tart on baking sheet. Cover edge of crust with foil to prevent burning. Sprinkle tart with 2 tablespoons sugar. Broil tart until sugar melts and caramelizes, turning sheet for even browning, about 2 minutes. Transfer tart to rack. Cool until topping is crisp, about 1 hour.
  • Push tart pan bottom up, releasing tart. Place on platter, garnish with lemon slices, if desired, and serve.

LEMON CREME BRULEE TART



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If you are looking for a special dessert and love lemon, look no further. This fits the bill on both counts.

Provided by MarieRynr

Categories     Dessert

Time 5h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
4 teaspoons chilled whipping cream (or more)
1 egg white, beaten to blend
3/4 cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup whipping cream
4 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (packed)
lemon slice (to garnish) (optional)

Steps:

  • For crust: Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor.
  • Blend 5 seconds.
  • Using on/off turns, blend in butter until coarse meal forms.
  • Add 4 teaspoons cream.
  • Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
  • Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
  • Wrap and chill at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch round.
  • Transfer to 9-inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
  • Roll overhand in, pressing to form double thick sides.
  • Bake crust until golden, pressing with the back of fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes (small cracks may appear).
  • Brush inside of hot crust twice with egg white.
  • Maintain oven temperature.
  • For filling: Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, cream, yolks, and eggs in bowl to blend well.
  • Mix in lemon juice and lemon peel.
  • Pour filling into warm crust.
  • Bake until filling is slightly puffed at edges and set in center, about 30 minutes.
  • Cool completely about 1 hour.
  • Preheat broiler.
  • Place tart on baking sheet.
  • Cover edge of crust with foil to prevent burning.
  • Sprinkle tart with 2 tablespoons sugar.
  • Broil tart until sugar melts and caramelizes, turning sheet for even browning, about 2 minutes.
  • Transfer tart to rack.
  • Cool until topping is crisp, about 1 hour.
  • Push tart bottom up, releasing tart.
  • Place on platter, garnish with lemon slices, if desired, and serve.

LEMON BRULEE TART



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 3h25m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for topping
Zest of 1 lemon
Pinch salt
1 vanilla bean, seeded
2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
3 large organic egg yolks, plus 1 white
1 shot rum or grappa
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup granulated sugar 5 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
Zest and juice of 2 organic lemons
2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for garnish

Steps:

  • For the dough: Add the flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt to a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mix together for 30 seconds. Add the vanilla seeds and mix to combine. Add the butter and mix on medium speed (no higher than speed 4), until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  • In a small bowl, beat together the egg yolks and the rum. Add to the mixer, as the machine keeps running on medium speed; the dough will start to form. As soon as it starts to leave the sides of the bowl, turn off the machine. By hand, on a flat surface, work the dough into the shape of a disk and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 11-inch tart pan very well.
  • On a floured surface, roll the dough to about 1/4-inch thick and gently lay it into the tart pan. Press the dough lightly into the round edges, then, using your fingers, press on the edges of the pan, cutting off the excess. With a fork, poke the dough several times, all the way through to the pan. Brush the dough with a thin layer of egg white. Bake, with a sheet tray on the rack below it, until the edges of the dough look golden and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • For the filling: Whisk together the cream, sugar, yolks and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk in lemon juice and zest. Let rest while the tart shell bakes.
  • Remove the crust from oven, place on a sheet tray and pour the filling into the warm shell. Tap gently on the counter to release any excess air bubbles.
  • Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
  • Bake the tart in the oven for 40 minutes. The custard will appear firm with just a slight jiggle in the center of the tart. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 30 minutes.
  • To serve, remove the tart from the pan, sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar and use a torch to caramelize it. Repeat the final step twice to ensure a real crunch! Garnish with the powdered sugar.

LEMON CREME BRULEE TART



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This recipe is in honor of my dear friend Marlyse. She loved lemon bars and creme brulee -- this recipe is a good combination.

Provided by Cathy Gillespie

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 4h15m

Number Of Ingredients 14

CRUST
1 c all purpose flour
1/4 c powdered sugar
pinch salt
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/2" cubes
4 tsp whipping cream, chilled
1 egg white, to blend
FILLING
3/4 c sugar, plus 2 tbs
3/4 c whipping cream
4 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
1/2 c fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp lemon zest, finely grated, packed

Steps:

  • 1. Crust: combine flour, sugar and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Blend in butter until course meal forms. Add 4 tsp cream, blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls, if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap and chill at least 2 hours.,
  • 2. Preheat oven 350. Roll out dough on floured surface to 12" round. Transfer to 9" tart pan with removable bottom. Fold overhang in, pressing to form double thick sides. Bake about 18 minutes, until golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles. Brush inside the crust twice with egg white. Maintain oven temp.
  • 3. Filling: Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, cream, yolk and eggs in bowl to blend well. Mix in lemon juice & lemon zest. Pour filling into warm crust. Bake until filling is slightly puffed at edges and set in center, about 30 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 4. Preheat broiler. Place tart on baking sheet. Cover edge of crust with foil. Sprinkle tart with remaining sugar. Broil tart until sugar melts and caramelizes, turning sheet for even browning, about 2 minutes. Transfer tart to rack. Cool until topping is crisp, about 1 hour.
  • 5. Push tart pan bottom up, remove tart. Place on platter, serve.

LEMON BRûLéE TART



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Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Sweet pastry dough for a single-crust pie
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
4 large egg yolks
1 whole large egg
Special Equipment
a 9 1/2-inch round fluted tart pan (1 inch deep) with a removable bottom; pie weights or raw rice; a small blowtorch

Steps:

  • Roll out dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. Fit into tart pan and trim edges. Chill shell until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Lightly prick bottom of shell all over with a fork, then line with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until side is set and edge is pale golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until deep golden, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
  • Whisk together cream, 1/2 cup sugar, zest, juice, yolks, and whole egg until combined.
  • Put tart shell (in tart pan) on a large baking sheet and transfer to oven. With oven rack extended, carefully pour filling into tart shell (custard will still have bubbles on top), then carefully slide rack into oven. Bake tart until custard is set 3 inches from edge but trembles slightly in center when gently shaken, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and cool in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool to room temperature, about 1 1/4 hours.
  • Just before serving, sprinkle remaining tablespoon sugar evenly over top of tart. Move blowtorch flame evenly back and forth just above top of tart, avoiding crust, until sugar is caramelized and slightly browned (be careful not to burn sugar). Let tart stand 5 minutes before serving.

Tips:

  • Use a good quality puff pastry: This will make all the difference in the final product. Look for a puff pastry that is made with real butter and that has a light and flaky texture.
  • Blind bake the puff pastry before filling it: This will help to prevent the pastry from becoming soggy.
  • Use fresh lemons: The flavor of the lemons will really shine through in this tart. If you can, use organic lemons.
  • Zest the lemons before juicing them: This will give the tart a more intense lemon flavor.
  • Don't overcook the lemon curd: The lemon curd should be thick and creamy, but it should not be too thick. If you overcook it, it will become rubbery.
  • Chill the tart before serving: This will help the lemon curd to set and will make the tart easier to slice.

Conclusion:

This lemon brûlée tart is a delicious and refreshing dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. If you love lemon desserts, then you will definitely love this tart.

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