- ¾ cup (4 ounces) Almondsnatural
- 1 Egg yolkslarge
- 1 tbsp Orange zestfinely grated
- ¼ tsp Almond extractpure
- ¼ tsp Vanilla extractpure
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
- 6 tbsp Cornmealfine
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- 7 tbsp Unsalted buttercold, cut into ½-inch pieces
- â…“ cup Granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp Brown sugar
For Serving:
- roasted Red Grapes
- Champagnechampagne sabayon
Italian Almond Tart
Travelling all the way from Northern Italy to the United States, I just had to bring this Italian Almond Tart recipe with me and paired with roasted red grapes and Champagne Sabayon, you’ll soon feel like you’re sitting right in the beautiful streets of Italy.
A wonderful ladies’ luncheon dessert or afternoon tea. A crumbly and nutty tart that will have you wanting more and more!
To make Italian Almond Tart, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Italian Almond Tart
1 | Preheat oven and prepare baking pan | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and grease a 9-inch springform pan with butter. | ||
2 | Toast almonds | 10 |
Evenly spread out ¾ cup of natural almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until toasted and golden. Keep the oven at 350 °F. | ||
3 | Chop almonds | 2 |
Roughly chop the toasted almonds. Set aside. | ||
4 | Combine wet ingredients | 1 |
In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 large egg with 1 tablespoon of orange zest, ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon of almond extract. | ||
5 | Combine dry ingredients | 1 |
In a separate mixing bowl, combine 1 cup + 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour with 6 tablespoons of cornmeal and ½ teaspoon of salt. | ||
6 | Add butter | 2 |
Use a pastry blender to cut or your hands to crumble in 7 tablespoons of cold butter until the mixture is crumbly and resembles a coarse meal. | ||
7 | Add sugars and almonds | 2 |
Add â…“ cup of granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and the toasted and chopped almonds. Stir to combine through the mixture. | ||
8 | Add wet ingredients | 2 |
Using your hands, gently mix in the wet ingredients mixture until you have a crumbly dough. | ||
9 | Bake | 40 |
Transfer the dough to the prepared springform pan and loosely press in and roughly smooth over the top. Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes until dark golden. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Traditionally served in torn, large pieces with roasted red grapes and Champagne Sabayon. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Made these for the kids, they loved it and wanted more on the table, really good snack, I'd definitely recommend making.
These were VERY good, I added a bit more sugar and It's absolutely perfect now! Sharing this Almond tart recipe with all my family, thanks for sharing :)
Almonds don't cut it for me but this tart recipe was actually quite good, I brought some to work and everyone thought it was store bought! really good almond tart dessert thanks for sharing it with us.
My Italian tart turned out great, this is a really good recipe for those who want to stay healthy but enjoy something sweet once in a while, a bit of a mess to clean up but worth it!
I don't like how crunchy it is, I prefer a smooth texture and I thought the oven would soften up the almonds a bit but it's still too hard to chew, it's good for people who like crunchy things but it doesn't work for me. I'd recommend this dessert for anyone with a love of crispy snacks, still tasty but I think I'll stick with the Apple rose tart instead.
Wow did not expect these to turn out as tasty as they are, love it.
My hubby loves these a bunch! I make them for dessert every spaghetti Monday, super crunchy delight!
In my opinion it's a little too hard and dry but other than that it does taste pretty good! Wouldn't recommend for anyone with dentures though! :)
Amazing! Thanks for sharing recipe!
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