The Christmas Tree Tart is a delicious dessert, the base is made with an orange-flavored shortcrust pastry, and the filling used is chestnut cream, which can be purchased ready-made. To make it even more delicious, I added nuts to the filling, finishing everything with a Christmas decoration of stars, which creates a unique atmosphere. The tart is perfect as a dessert for the end of a meal, and I am sure that this simple recipe will win over both adults and children at the first bite and you will make a great impression!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 8/10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Winter
- Energy 251.10 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 33.89 (g) of which sugars 14.79 (g)
- Proteins 4.57 (g)
- Fat 12.33 (g) of which saturated 4.30 (g)of which unsaturated 5.27 (g)
- Fibers 1.73 (g)
- Sodium 99.09 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Christmas Tree Tart
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (cold in pieces)
- 1 orange (Juice + grated zest)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 jar chestnut cream
- 1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts (in pieces)
- 1/3 cup walnuts (in pieces)
- 1/3 cup almonds (in pieces)
- to taste vanilla powdered sugar (For decoration)
Tools
- Stand Mixer "Optional for shortcrust dough"
- Mould Christmas tree
- Plastic Wrap
- Citrus Juicer
- 1 Cookie Cutter
Preparation of Christmas Tree Tart
To create the tree-shaped tart, we use a disposable mold, which you can find above under tools. The chestnut cream can also be purchased ready-made and can be found under ingredients.
On a work surface, pour the flour in a mound, add the pinch of salt, the baking powder, and the cold butter in pieces. Knead the dough with your hands, but you can also use a stand mixer with hook attachments if you prefer. Now add the grated orange zest, the sugar, the whole egg, and the yolk. Mix the ingredients and gradually add the orange juice. If the dough appears too soft, just add a little more flour.
Form a nice dough ball and wrap it in plastic wrap, then let it rest in the fridge for about half an hour. In the meantime, let’s work on the filling: prepare the nuts by coarsely chopping them.
Take the shortcrust pastry from the fridge and roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/8 to 3/16 inches. Line the Christmas tree mold without the need to grease and flour it, now prick the bottom with the prongs of a fork.
Place the coarsely chopped nuts in the shortcrust shell to form a layer, then pour the chestnut cream on top and level it well. Now roll out a new sheet of 3/16 inches on the work surface and cut out stars for decoration.
Place them on top of the cream, bake in a preheated oven, and let it cook at 356°F for 35/40 minutes, always adjusting with your oven. Once ready, remove from the oven and let it cool, serve the tart with a dusting of vanilla powdered sugar and enjoy!
Storage of Christmas Tree Tart
The tart can be stored at room temperature for a couple of days under a glass dome.
