Classic Apple Pie
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Tart Granny Smith and sweet Mclntosh apples are the secret to this unmatched pie. The buttery, flaky crust ain’t bad, either.
Apple-Apricot Crostata
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Essentially an Italian tart, this crostata is made with a butter crust and is filled to overflowing with apricot-glazed Granny Smith apples.
Peach Cream Tart
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For this tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A trip to the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.
Chocolate Cream Pie
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An Oreo cookie crust is filled with a rich custard made from bittersweet and semisweet chocolate. Vanilla-infused whipped cream is crowned high on top.
Potica
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Potica (pronounced “po-TEET-sa”) is a paper-thin sweet bread filled with walnuts, honey, sugar, and butter originally from Croatia.
Valencian Orange Tart
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This tart is citrus-packed. Thin-skinned oranges are arranged in a flower pattern in a buttery crust that’s brushed with orange marmalade then baked until soft.
Rustic Cherry Tart
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Almonds and cherries, a welcome match, come together in a rich, fragrant almond cream checkered with row upon row of wine-purple fruit atop crisp puff pastry.
Berry Napoleon with Grand Marnier Sabayon
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Squares of delicate, crisp puff pastry are filled with strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries and topped with a creamy orange custard sauce.
Meyer Lemon Tart with a Layer of Chocolate
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A flakey crust cradles silky lemon curd with a surprise: A layer of chocolate slathered underneath.
Apple Tart with Hazelnut-Brown Sugar Topping
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This tart is a nice alternative to apple pie, and it makes a great dessert for a dinner party. Serve it with vanilla ice cream and perhaps some caramel sauce.
Warm Chocolate, Cinnamon, and Coffee Tart
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Mexican flavors–chocolate, cinnamon, and coffee–come together in this tart for outstanding effect. Serve it as dessert or with an afternoon cup of coffee.
Portuguese Custard Tarts
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Called pasteis de nata, these custard cups, originally from a pastry shop in Belem, Portugal, have a thin, crackly crust filled with luscious cream custards.
Sweet Ricotta Tart
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For this Italian treat, a sweet ricotta filing studded with chocolate and candied orange rind and flavored with citrus is nestled in a cookie-like crust.
Mascarpone Torte with Espresso Sauce
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Mascarpone cheese, whipped cream, and thin slices of pound cake make up this Italian torte that sits on a puddle of espresso sauce.
Baklava
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Impossibly thin sheets of phyllo, or filo, are layered between a filling of sugar, honey, ground walnuts, cinnamon, and butter. What could be more irresistible?
Cheat’s Apple Tarts
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These tarts couldn’t be easier: Puff pastry is tucked into muffin tins, apple slices, cinnamon, lemon, and brown sugar are scooped in then everything is baked.
Warm Mocha Tart
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Here’s a flaky, buttery tart crust filled with thick, rich chocolate custard that’s has a hint of espresso It’s a dessert no one can resist.
Pear-and-Chocolate Tart
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Chocolate crust, chocolate custard filling, ripe Bartlett pears? Need we say more about this incredibly decadent dessert tart?
Pear-Cranberry Crumble
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Dead-ripe pears and sweet-tart dried cranberries are the stars of this fruit crumble. The topping is an old-fashioned mix of oatmeal, brown sugar, and butter.
Red, White, and Blue Tarts
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In these tarts is a mixture of cream and cream cheese dotted with fresh strawberries and blueberries and dusted with an avalanche of sweetened coconut.
Raspberry-Honey Cream Tartlets
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Ruby red raspberries perch atop a mascarpone whipped cream filling, which is nestled in crumbly, buttery tart shells.
Pear and Goat Cheese Tart
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A filling of creamy goat cheese flavored with vanilla and spotted with pine nuts sits under a layer of ripe pear slices, all in a buttery, flaky crust.
Linzertorte
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Nothing but the Austrian classic. The tart is filled with raspberry jam and almond-infused lattice crust is crisscrossed on top.
Chocolate-Coconut Macaroon Pies
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These little cups of toasted coconut, full of creamy dark chocolate, are like chocolate-dipped macaroons in reverse: lots of chocolate and a little coconut.
Blueberry Crumble Pie
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Blueberry crumble pie is a hallmark of summer. Packed with wild blueberries and crowned with a crumble topping, this pie is a terrific end to July meal.
