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Lemon Blueberry Tart

Lemon Blueberry Tart

A delicious Lemon Blueberry Tart featuring a creamy filling with swirls of sweet blueberry sauce.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • 9-inch tart pan
  • medium bowl
  • small saucepan
  • fork
  • Whisk
  • Silicone Spatula
  • Cooling Rack

Ingredients
  

Blueberry Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice or water
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw)
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Shortbread Crust

  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)

Filling

  • 1 can full-fat sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce weight)
  • 6 Tablespoons lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (1 lemon)
  • 1 large egg yolk

Optional Garnishes

  • lemon slices
  • blueberries
  • leftover blueberry sauce
  • whipped cream

Instructions
 

Blueberry Sauce

  • Using a fork, mix the cornstarch and lemon juice together in a small bowl until the cornstarch has dissolved. Set aside. Warm the blueberries and sugar together in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally for 3 minutes, mashing the blueberries as best you can against the bottom and sides of the pan to help break them up. Stir in the cornstarch mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes as the sauce thickens, stirring and mashing the blueberries to break them up as desired. Remove sauce from heat and set aside at room temperature until step 6.

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
  • Mix the melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir to completely combine. The dough will be a little greasy and very thick. Press dough firmly into a 9-inch tart pan, making sure the layer of crust is even.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are very lightly browned. Remove from the oven and poke a few holes all over the top of the warm crust.
  • Whisk all of the filling ingredients together until combined. Pour into warm crust. Stir up the blueberry sauce and drop spoonfuls of blueberry sauce all over the top, using about half of the sauce. Gently swirl the sauce and filling together.
  • Bake for 17-19 minutes, just until the center of the tart no longer jiggles when you tap the pan.
  • Remove tart from the oven, cool completely at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator uncovered for at least 2 hours.
  • Slice and serve with optional garnishes including any leftover blueberry sauce.

Notes

You can bake, cool, and chill the tart 1 day in advance. The filling must be poured on a warm crust so it will stick. Baked and cooled tart freezes well up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Blueberry, Dessert, lemon, Lemon Blueberry Tart, Tart
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