{ easy strawberry mascarpone tart }

This week has been hot and sunny which means one thing - the strawberry season has started here! This tart is a celebration of those bright red local strawberries that taste this sweet only for a short time of the year, and is a great dessert idea for those of you planning a 4th of July barbecue or picnic. On a sunny day, you want to be quick in the kitchen; store-bought products make this tart a simple dessert. For easy serving, you can bake the crust ahead of time, and fill it with the soft mascarpone cream just before the guests arrive. A drizzle of caramel sauce and hazelnuts on top gives the freshness of the strawberries a perfect finish. 

Ingredients (serves 6)

- pastry dough, store-bought

{ filling }
- 1 pound (450 g) strawberries
- 1 cup (2.5 dl) mascarpone
- 1 cup (2.5 dl) whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar

{ on top }
- hazelnuts for sprinkling
- caramel sauce, store-bought

Roll out the pastry dough and fit it into a tart tin or pie dish. Trim off the excess pastry. Bake the crust at 350 F (175 C) for around 15-20 minutes or until cooked and pale golden. Set aside to cool. If you want to save the crust for later, cover it well with plastic wrap after it's cooled down.

Just before serving, whip the cream until soft and smooth. Gradually mix in the mascarpone and sweeten with confectioner's sugar. Roughly cut the strawberries, and mix about half into the mascarpone cream. Spoon the filling on the pastry. Scatter the remaining strawberries over the filling. Sprinkle hazelnuts on top and drizzle with caramel sauce.

Comments

[Juls @ Juls' Kitchen]

Tina, I can't help it! I love each and every post you make, I can breath a relaxing atmosphere, I lov eto indulge in your photos and delicious desserts!

[The Blue-Eyed Bakers]

Genius. Pure sweet strawberry genius. We cannot wait to try this...strawberries are taking over our kitchen...so we really have no excuse not to! Looks so delicious gorgeous...

[Meeta]

strawberries & mascarpone are the perfect pair. a lovely summer dessert!

[Kira]

Ohhh two of my favourite things in the world! Cheese and Strwberries, and sugar, and ... I guess I love sweets! Thank you!

[fresh365]

Oh this is perfect! So simple and I can practically taste the strawberries and caramel. So great!

[bianca]

You are after my heart with this one Tiina! Mascarpone and Strawberries, this looks delightful!

[Pille]

I've been eating so many Estonian strawberries recently, and the season has just began. Wonderful!!!

The cake looks delicious - and so simple!

[valentina]

Tina, you have taunted two weaknesses of mine: mascarpone and strawberries. then the little sprinkle of hazelnut is a sure tease.

[Cnnash]

this looks delicious. I'm going to make it, gluten free style but there shouldn't be too much of a difference aside from the dough.

[Jean]

What a beautiful tart and using mascarpone makes it easy without sacrificing taste. Lovely!

[tiina]

Thank you all for the wonderful comments!

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