Peach Almond Tart
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Cuisine: Dessert Pastry
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Serves: 6-9
 
A simple and elegant dessert pastry made with a delicious almond cream filling and seasonal ripe peaches.
Ingredients
  • 1 sheet pre-made frozen puff pastry
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ⅓ cup blanched finely ground almond flour
  • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar plus 1 tablespoon for dusting
  • 1 egg white
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 large ripe peach, pit removed and cut into ⅛-inch slices
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons toasted almond slivers
Instructions
  1. Thaw the frozen puff pastry according to package instructions.
  2. Add the cream cheese, almond flour, ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar, egg white, and almond extract to a food processor and pulsate until smooth. Place the container in the refrigerator to set.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  4. When the puff pastry is ready to use, roll the sheet on a floured surface to 12x12 inches.
  5. Transfer the sheet to a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  6. Fold the pastry sheet edges in on each side by ½-inch to form an inward seam.
  7. Evenly spread the almond cream over the tart from inseam to inseam.
  8. Add the peach slices in a single even layer over the cream.
  9. In a small bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the peach layer.
  10. Bake the tart for 20 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
  11. Remove the tart from the oven to cool.
  12. Sprinkle the almond slivers over the tart followed by a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar.
  13. Serve warm or cold.
Notes
This tart can be cut into 6 or 9 slices
Recipe by Savory Sweet Life at https://savorysweetlife.com/peach-almond-tart/