Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes 16 Easy Summer Fruit Tarts, Galettes, and Crostatas By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Instagram Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on January 29, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: LauraF You know how they say something is as easy as pie? Well, here's something even easier, just in time for summer. Open-face tarts, galettes, and crostatas deliver the fruit-filled promise of pie but with a lot less fuss. Just so you know, galettes and crostatas have free-form fold-up pastry bases and are so similar they might as well be twins separated at birth, with the galette growing up in France and the crostata in Italy. Tarts are usually but not always made in a tart pan. But don't sweat the distinctions unless you're in pastry school. Whatever you call them, these easy fruit desserts offer a more relaxed approach to summer baking. Read on to get 16 favorite recipes for summertime tarts, galettes, and crostatas. 01 of 17 Summer Fruit Galettes View Recipe LazyFoodieGirl Using ready made pie crust gives this galette a super-speedy prep time. Although this 5-star recipe uses peaches, strawberries, and blueberries, you can use any combination of fresh fruit you have on hand. If your fruit is very juicy, you might want to increase the flour in the filling to thicken up the juices. 02 of 17 Fresh Strawberry Tart View Recipe sonjagroset "This tart is so lovely and really makes the flavor of fresh strawberries stand out," says reviewer sonjagroset. "I like the the cheese sauce is not too sweet. My tart turned out a little larger, but I still had plenty of sauce." 03 of 17 Fresh Peach Galette View Recipe Vanilla-kissed peaches are piled atop a homemade pie crust. To make it extra pretty, brush the folded crust with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar before baking. 04 of 17 Phyllo Tarts with Ricotta and Raspberries View Recipe Reviewers tweaked and adjusted this recipe by using pre-made phyllo shells instead of sheets, and by adding extra spices to the ricotta filling. "Got lots of raves when I took this to a party," says Janet Katz. 05 of 17 Cherry Folditup View Recipe Ginny Pedevill Chef John says, "Why am I calling this a cherry folditup, and not a cherry galette, its correct culinary name? Because one sounds like something that's easy to make, and one doesn't." So true. This recipe calls for a homemade pastry crust and cherry pie filling, although reviewer Pie84 used fresh pitted cherries tossed with cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and sugar. 06 of 17 Strawberry Kiwi Tartlets View Recipe LilPhotog Need a finger-food dessert for a special occasion? Try these individual tart shells filled with fresh strawberries and kiwi purée, topped by fresh whipped cream. Reviewer lkoeppen315 suggests you blend the kiwis first and then add the honey so it doesn't all fall to the bottom of your blender. Great tip! 07 of 17 Apple Crostata View Recipe manyakotic/getty images "This is really good! Easy dessert or breakfast treat. The crust is soooo good. I used Granny Smith apples and about 2/3 of the sugar called for. Will definitely make this again!" —Kim 08 of 17 Apricot Almond Galette View Recipe Lana Lee Plum Spread homemade almond paste (almond meal + sugar + egg) on a ready-made pie crust, arrange sliced apricots over the paste, crimp up the edges, and glaze with melted apricot jam after baking. Easy and elegant. 09 of 17 Chef John's Peach Tartlets View Recipe Chef John The prep is easy: Rounds of pre-made refrigerated pie crust are topped with peaches that have been briefly cooked in a spicy syrup before baking. But it's the spicy syrup that truly elevates this recipe. Chef John uses Chinese five-spice powder: a blend of anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns. 10 of 17 Raspberry Tart View Recipe SunnyByrd The only labor that goes into this easy dessert is making the crust, and that's hardly anything at all. The filling is just fresh raspberries and warm raspberry jam. You can make one big tart or a few small ones, as shown. Grate a little white chocolate over the top as a simple embellishment. 11 of 17 Fresh Fruit Frangipane Tart View Recipe Chef John Anytime you see the word frangipane, you know delectable almond paste is involved. Chef John shows you how to make homemade frangipane to spread on refrigerated puff pastry sheets before topping with pluots and glazing with apricot jam. If pluots aren't available, you could substitute other stone fruits like plums or peaches. Easy Fruit-Filled Puff Pastry Desserts for First-Time Bakers 12 of 17 Pluot Lime Galette View Recipe Yoly Pluots (a cross between plums and apricots) are tossed with sugar, cornstarch, and lime juice and piled inside a disk of homemade pastry. No pluots? No problem. Use whatever fresh fruit you have on hand. 13 of 17 Blackberry Butter Tarts View Recipe Chef V Pre-made tart shells are filled with fresh blackberries and topped with a butter and honey glaze before baking. Reviewer the4taals says, "I didn't mash the blackberries but divided them in the tart shells to make sure they were evenly distributed. I used 1 tsp each of lemon zest lemon juice and vanilla. The lemon really emphasises the blackberry flavour very springy and fresh tasting." 14 of 17 White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Fruit Tart View Recipe blondie7700 A simple homemade pastry shell is filled with a white chocolate and cream cheese mixture, and topped with glazed fresh berries. "Easy to make and delicious," says blondie7700. "The only thing I did differently was that I used very little of the glaze on top. Since the filling is pretty rich I didn't want to sweeten the fruit too much. It turned out great and got excellent reviews from my family!" 15 of 17 Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart View Recipe Kim Dates and cashews are pulsed together to form the gluten-free crust for this tart. Reviewer Kim says, "I would rate this 10 stars if I could! There is nothing about this tart that I don't love — it's absolutely delicious, it's relatively easy to make, and it's beautiful! I used raisins and walnuts in the crust and baked it in a 9-inch springform for 12 minutes. In the filling I used plain Greek yogurt that I added a little honey and vanilla extract to." 16 of 17 Berry Galette View Recipe LauraF "Galettes are easier than pies, and I love the rustic look," says recipe creator LauraF. "I used raspberries and blueberries in this galette, but it works with a mix of any berries, or just one kind. Make sure you have ice cream or whipped cream to top it with!" Browse All Fruit Dessert Recipes 17 of 17 More Summer Fruit Dessert Recipes julia Get More Fruit Tart Recipes How to Bake Juicy Fruit Pies With Crisp Crusts Find More Fruit Dessert Recipes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit