Creamy, Delicious, and Easy Mascarpone Cream Tart

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Creamy, Delicious, and Easy Mascarpone Cream Tart

Who needs a good dessert for Fourth of July? Everyone! Especially me, I mean with all of the running around, and entertaining, I usually don’t have time to make cake. Enter the Mascarpone Cream Tart. This simple little beauty is practically no bake. It only has 8 ingredients, and that includes the crust. It is mascarpone cream, whipping cream easy 10-minute baked graham cracker crust.  Load it up with berries and you’re good to go. This tart is summery, light, creamy, and the fruit strike the perfect balance to the richness and the cream.  Let’s be real who wants to turn on the oven for hours in the middle of the summer. I mean my house doesn’t even have air conditioning! This Mascarpone Cream Tart has only little bit of baking, but no more than 8 to 10 minutes for the crust.

The Mascarpone Cream Tart looks so fancy but it’s so easy. Trust me this is so quick and delicious, it will be your go to dessert for all your summer entertaining!

Mascarpone Cream and Fruit Tart

This tart is creamy, sweet, and tart. It is the perfect dessert to bring to your Fourth of July picnic or any other summer gathering.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Graham Cracker Crust
  • 1½ cups Graham cracker crumbs 8-10 Whole graham crackers
  • 6 TBS Butter, melted
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ⅓ cup Sugar
Filling
  • 8 oz. Mascarpone Cream
  • 1½ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 tsp vanilla Extract if you do not have vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup Confectioners sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
Fruit Topping
  • 1 pint Blueberries (fresh, rinsed)
  • 1 pint Strawberries (fresh rinsed)

Equipment

  • 9 inch tart pan
  • Food processor
  • Mixer

Method
 

Graham Cracker Crust
  1. Pre heat your oven to 350°. Grease the tart pan and set aside.
  2. In the food processor, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt, and butter. Blend until well combined, it should look like wet sand.
  3. Pour the graham cracker mixture into the tart pan.
  4. Press evenly and firmly into the sides and bottom, being careful not to leave any areas with out coverage.
  5. Place into the oven, for about 10 minutes. (Your kitchen will smell glorious)
  6. Allow to cool completely before using ( if you are pressed for time you could pop it into the freezer while you work on the filling)
Mascarpone Cream Filling
  1. In the mixer with the whisk attachment, pour the heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and confectioners sugar, beat on medium until stiff peaks form. (Careful not to over whip your cream or your will have butter:( Then set aside.
  2. With mixer on low add the Mascarpone, and whip until smooth, add in the lemon zest and salt.
  3. Carefully fold the heavy cream mixture into the Mascarpone cream mixture until well combined.
  4. Add the mascarpone cream mixture to the tart, and chill for at least 2 hours before adding fruit.
Tart Topping
  1. Add generous amounts of blueberries, and sliced strawberries.
  2. Take a picture and post so that I can see your work of art! @sweetsavorysour
  3. Enjoy!