One of the things I love most about the month of July is finding fresh cherries in the market. This year I can’t seem to get enough of them. They have such a deep flavor and sweetness. I have to admit that I usually just pop them into my mouth and spit out the pits, but I remembered a cherry and olive pitter that I purchased a while back and decided to come up with a simple, rustic cherry tart recipe.
You don’t need a cherry pitter to make this tart. Just cut the cherries in half and remove the pits. Using the pitter was kinda pointless for me anyways, since I still cut the cherries in half. It was a bit of fun to use though!
Rustic Cherry Tart
Ingredients:
1 store bought refrigerated pie dough or recipe for homemade pie dough
Cherry Filling:
1 pound (3 cups) sweet cherries, halved and pitted
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
To Finish:
egg wash (1 egg white + 1 teaspoon water, whisked together)
1/2 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
If using a homemade pie dough, roll the dough out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper liner, into a 14 inch circle. Transfer the parchment and dough onto a baking sheet. This is really easy if you are using a ready made pie dough like I did. Transfer the parchment and dough onto a baking sheet. Simply roll out the refrigerated dough onto a baking sheet lined with a piece of parchment paper or silicone liner.
In a large bowl, mix together filling ingredients until evenly coated.
Pour filling onto the center of the tart and spread out to within 2 inches of the edge.
Fold up the edges to keep the filling inside.
Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375ºF for 45-50 minutes, or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving. You will have 4 generous servings.
Enjoy!
Rustic Cherry Tart
About a MomIngredients
- 1 store bought refrigerated pie dough or recipe for homemade pie dough
- Cherry Filling: 1 pound 3 cups sweet cherries, halved and pitted 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- To Finish: egg wash 1 egg white + 1 teaspoon water, whisked together 1/2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- If using a homemade pie dough, roll the dough out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper liner, into a 14 inch circle. Transfer the parchment and dough onto a baking sheet. This is really easy if you are using a ready made pie dough like I did. Transfer the parchment and dough onto a baking sheet. Simply roll out the refrigerated dough onto a baking sheet lined with a piece of parchment paper or silicone liner.
- In a large bowl, mix together filling ingredients until evenly coated.
- Pour filling onto the center of the tart and spread out to within 2 inches of the edge.
- Fold up the edges to keep the filling inside.
- Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake at 375ºF for 45-50 minutes, or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving. You will have 4 generous servings.
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That looks delicious. It is so pretty too!
I did this with blueberries and raspberries….delish!!!
YUMMM..this looks amazing!!!! I love cherries and pie and the combination of both = Heaven … YUMMM.. soo gonna try your recipe.. thanks for sharing
Fresh cherries are one of my favorite things about Summer. Thank you for this fabulous recipe. We are planning a family BBQ for next weekend. This tart will definitely be one of the highlights!
My youngest would go crazy right now if he saw this, he absolutely loves cherries. I am going to try to make this for him.
I love summer cherries too. I don’t know that they’d ever last long enough for me to make it into a tart or pie 🙂
Looks delicious. Whenever I buy cherries my husband eats them all before I have a chance to make anything with them! I will have to hide them next time and try this
That looks soooo good! I would probably make it with strawberries – since it’s the fam’s favorite fruit.
my favorite part is the crust. i love the crust on tarts. they are so good and the filling just adds to the overall taste. it looks amazing when it is finished.
This looks amazing and so simple!