Tarte aux abricots (French apricot tart)

Name: Tarte aux abricots (French apricot tart)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 320g ready rolled shortcrust pastry; 700g ripe apricots, halved and stoned; 2 tbsp ground almonds; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 20g butter, melted; 3 tbsp apricot jam; 1 tbsp water

Ripe apricots baked on a crisp pastry base with a shiny apricot glaze. Simple and very French.

Vegetarian

Time1 hr
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.60 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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320 gready rolled shortcrust pastry
700 gripe apricotshalved and stoned
2 tbspground almonds
3 tbspcaster sugar
20 gbuttermelted
3 tbspapricot jam
1 tbspwater

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) and put a baking tray inside to heat. Line a 24 cm tart tin with the pastry, trim the edge and prick the base with a fork.
2
Mix the ground almonds with 1 tbsp of the sugar and sprinkle over the base. This soaks up the juice.
3
Arrange the apricots, cut side up, in tight circles. Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle over the rest of the sugar.
4
Bake on the hot tray for 35 to 40 minutes, until the pastry is golden and the apricots are soft with browned edges.
40 min
5
Warm the jam with the water until runny, push through a sieve, and brush over the hot fruit. Leave to cool a little before slicing.

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