Cranberry-Orange Curd Tart

This beautiful and tasty cranberry-orange curd tart recipe will impress your guests with its tangy, fresh fruit flavor and crumbly shortbread crust.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 401 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 1 large orange, zested and juiced
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 4 egg yolks, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon almond extract
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.

Step 3

Beat egg yolks and egg together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Set aside.

Step 4

Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, ginger, and salt in a small bowl; mix in 1/2 cup melted butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract until mixture comes together in a thick dough.

Step 5

Press dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan. Place tart pan on a large baking sheet.

Step 6

Combine cranberries and 1 cup sugar in a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until cranberries pop and sugar dissolves, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a blender; add orange zest, orange juice, vanilla extract, and salt.

Step 7

Cover blender, leaving the lid vent open to release steam; cover and hold down lid with a kitchen towel. Blend on low speed until mixture is smooth; gradually whisk into eggs, whisking constantly.

Step 8

Pour cranberry-orange mixture back into the saucepan; cook over low heat until thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Off heat, stir in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, ensuring each piece has melted before adding the next. Strain curd through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard solids. Pour strained curd into the prepared crust.

Step 9

Bake in the preheated oven until curd sets around edges and jiggles slightly in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool to room temperature before removing from the tart pan, 30 to 60 minutes.