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Blueberry curd tart with a slice cut into it.

Blueberry Curd Tart

This Blueberry Curd Tart has a velvety smooth filling that melts in your mouth with a crumbly, buttery graham cracker crust.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 37 minutes
Chilling Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 52 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Alicia Countryman

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom
  • Butter or shortening to grease the pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Baking sheet to easily move the tart in out of the oven
  • Medium saucepan at least 2 quarts
  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Small and Large mixing bowls
  • Whisk

Ingredients 

Crust

  • 9 graham crackers
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted

Blueberry Curd

  • 18 ounces fresh blueberries
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature and sliced

Instructions

Crust:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with butter or grease, and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, cut to size. This will make removing the tart very easy. Place the tart pan on a small baking sheet so that it’s easier to move in and out of the oven.
  • Pulse graham crackers and brown sugar in a food processor until finely ground. You should have about 1½ cups of crumbs. Pour in melted butter while running the processor at low speed until the mixture resembles wet sand. Press the crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the tart pan. Bake the crust for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden and fragrant. Keep the oven on.

Blueberry Curd:

  • In a medium saucepan, combine blueberries and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until blueberries burst and release their juices, about 8-10 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing firmly to extract as much liquid as possible. Wipe out the saucepan.
  • Whisk together the sugar and eggs in a small bowl until they are lighter in color. Return the strained blueberry juice back to the clean saucepan and place over medium heat. Once it starts to steam and simmer, scoop out ½ of the juice, and pour it into the beaten eggs while whisking quickly. This will temper the eggs so they won’t cook and curdle when you add them to the blueberry juice.
  • Gradually whisk the tempered eggs into the saucepan with the rest of the blueberry juice, and continue whisking until the mixture has a lighter color and has thickened, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in room temperature butter, one tablespoon at a time, until all of the butter has melted and is mixed in thoroughly.
  • Pour the curd into the baked crust, and bake the tart for 10 minutes at 350°F to help the filling set faster. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming, and chill the tart in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or until the filling is completely set.
  • Garnish with fresh blueberries and powdered sugar, if desired, and serve chilled.

Notes

  • Ensure your eggs are at room temperature for smoother curd.
  • The curd will continue to thicken as it cools.
  • For best results, use fresh blueberries rather than frozen.
  • Placing the tart pan on a cookie or baking sheet makes it easier to move the tart around. You won’t have to worry about accidentally pressing on the bottom of the pan.
  • Mixing the sugar in with eggs will help keep the eggs from cooking or curdling when they are tempered.
  • If the curd is lumpy after adding the eggs, pour it through the sieve again before adding the butter.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 386IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg