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golden brown tart crust filled with a vibrant red filling and topped with candied cranberries, rosemary, and candied oranges

Cranberry Curd Tart Recipe

4.44 from 16 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Chilling time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours
Yield 1 (9-inch) tart (8 servings)
Category Dessert
Cuisine American

Description

A toasty, herby crust holds a creamy sweet-tart filling that is just sweet enough. This cranberry curd tart is a must-make!

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Ingredients

Crust

Cranberry Curd

  • 1 (12-ounce) bag fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 3 large oranges
  • 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns, optional
  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter cubed, chilled
  • 2 large egg yolks (37g)
  • 2 large eggs (100g)
  • 1 tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier or brandy

Toppings

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350ºF (176ºC) with rack set in middle position.

Crust

  • Whisk together flour, sugar, rosemary, and salt in a medium bowl. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, mix oil and 1 tablespoon water into flour until combined and mixture looks slightly crumbly. If it still very dry and crumbly, mix in ½ tablespoon water.
  • Crumble three quarters of dough into bottom of a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press dough into an even thickness lining bottom of pan. Crumble and scatter remaining dough around edge of pan; firmly press dough up and into edge into an even thickness.
  • Bake crust, on a rimmed baking sheet, until deep golden brown and firm to touch, 30–35 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer sheet to a wire rack and let crust cool completely.

Cranberry Curd

  • Zest one orange and juice all three oranges. Combine cranberries, ¾ cup orange juice, 1 teaspoon grated zest, and peppercorns in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst and mixture becomes thick and jammy, about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer cranberry mixture to a food processor and purée.
  • Strain cranberry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve back into saucepan; press on solids using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to extract purée. Discard solids. Stir honey, butter and salt into saucepan with purée. 
  • Cook mixture over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture registers 130ºF (54ºC) on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk together eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Very gradually whisk cranberry mixture into egg mixture; transfer mixture back to saucepan over low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened, coats back of a spoon, and registers 170ºF (77ºC) on an instant-read thermometer, about 8 minutes.
  • Off heat, stir in liqueur then strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Press a piece of plastic wrap on surface of curd and refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 4 hours (or up to 4 days).
  • Heat oven to 350ºF (176ºC) with rack set in middle position. Spread cooled curd into cooled crust and smooth. Bake tart until filling is set; 12–15 minutes.
  • Transfer tart to a wire rack to cool completely. Remove tart from pan by placing on an inverted cup and pressing pan edges down. Set tart on a flat surface, then slide a thin metal spatula between tart and pan bottom; carefully slide tart onto a serving platter. Garnish with desired toppings and serve.

Notes

You can use coconut sugar in the tart crust (instead of granulated), if you do, be sure to grind it into a powder using a spice grinder before mixing it with the flour.
Make Ahead Tips:
  • The tart crust can be baked up to 1 day ahead of time. Let it cool completely then wrap it in plastic wrap and store it at room temperature. 
  • The cranberry curd can be made up to 4 days ahead of time. Transfer it to a glass bowl or jar and press a piece of plastic wrap onto the surface of the curd. Store it in the refrigerator. 
Optional Ingredients: Rosemary, pink peppercorns and orange liqueur are all optional ingredients. They each add a hit of flavor, but if you don't have them, feel free to skip them!

Nutrition

Serving: 1/8 of the recipeCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5.5gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 239mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 28g
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