When I posted the recipe for grapefruit curd earlier this week, I failed to mention that it was specifically created for this recipe! I recently bought a tart pan (thank you Amazon giftcards!), which I have been drooling over for a while now, and decided to put it to good use. I'm a big fan of lemon curd, but I wanted to do something slightly different - hence the grapefruit! Derek and I went to a really fancy breakfast once ($100+ for breakfast? Who does that? Not us... usually), and along with the ridiculous shrimp grits and bananas foster french toast, the broiled grapefruit was one of the best parts. It's sweet, hot, tangy - pink! You cannot go wrong.
Seeing as I've never made a tart before, I decided not to go crazy about the crust: I used Deb's recipe from Smitten Kitchen. She never fails me! It was easy to make, easy to work with, and has a lovely flavor. Highly recommended.
The grapefruit curd, as mentioned on Monday, was de-freaking-licious. I really had to hold back from eating more of it for fear I wouldn't have enough to fill the crust! The next layer took some thinking, and some phone calls: I wanted something creamy, not too sweet but not to sour, and something that could hold it's shape. I'm not a fan of meringue, so that was out of the question. I wanted something more exciting than plain whipped cream, but not too time consuming. I settled on a combo of sour cream and whipping cream, mixed up with some grapefruit rind and powdered sugar. WIN.
The final piece of this recipe is the broiled grapefruit slices on top. I just sliced a grapefruit into disks, cut the peel off (you could do a better job than I did), sprinkled some cinnamon/sugar mixture on it, and broiled it for a few minutes. Lay those suckers on top of the tart, and voilà! You have a beautiful, crazy delicious, winner of a tart! I highly recommend making this ASAP. It's too delicious not to. Trust me. I honestly didn't even wait for it to set up before I tried a piece, so excuse the runny nature of the picture - if it's allowed to chill properly this won't happen.
Grapefruit Curd Tart with Broiled Grapefruit Slices
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 tart 1x
Description
Bright and citrus-y, this tart has a light decadence that adds a sweet touch to any summer evening.
Ingredients
- 1 pre-baked sweet tart shell
- 1 recipe grapefruit curd
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- 1 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp grapefruit zest
- 1 grapefruit, sliced into disks ¼" thick, peel removed
- cinnamon and sugar
Instructions
- Prepare your crust and allow to cool fully.
- Cook the grapefruit curd and pour into prepared crust when it's done. If you aren't going to put the cream layer on immediately, cover the curd tightly with plastic wrap.
- Whip the sour cream, whipping cream, powdered sugar, and grapefruit zest together in a small bowl. This is easy enough to do by hand, as it is such a small amount of liquid. Whip until it holds soft peaks. Pour it over the curd layer and smooth the top. Let chill for 1 hour.
- Place your sliced grapefruit disks onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and sugar. Broil, on high, for 3-5 minutes, or until they start to brown. Keep your eye on them.
- Arrange the broiled grapefruit on top of the tart, serve and enjoy!
Faith says
Just ordered a case of grapefruit from a school fundraiser. What was I thinking? Super excited to give this recipe a try.
mary says
Haha you were thinking that you would make gallons of curd!! Now you need to get your hands on some crates of eggs... Glad to hear from you!