15 of our favourite tart recipes
With our array of sweet and savoury tarts, there's something for everyone.
Tarts can come in a sweet or savoury form. From Portuguese tarts to French onion tarts, we have one suitable for every occasion.
For a quick teatime treat, our cheat's jam tarts are ready in just 20min and require only 2 ingredients, pastry and strawberry jam! Our white chocolate tarts are a little more involved but equally as tasty. A Kirsch (a cherry liqueur) flavoured white chocolate filling is topped with a fruit of you choice, a wonderful dinner party dessert option.
For a savoury option, give the camembert and tomato tarts a go. Requiring just four ingredients and taking only 20min, these tasty tarts are the perfect lunch or speedy dinner choice.
The key to a great tart is the pastry, whether it's filo, shortcrust or puff. Some of these recipes use shop bought pastry for ease, but if the recipe calls for a homemade shortcrust pastry; here are our top tips:
• Don't over work your pastry as overworking it will develop the gluten making it tough. Only whizz your ingredients until just combined and only rollout out once
• Always chill your pastry before baking. This helps the gluten to relax which will prevent shrinkage in the oven
• It is essential to use cold butter and water (if the recipe calls for water) in your pastry as it will help ensure crisp pastry
• Always blind bake your pastry before pouring any filling in. This allows the pastry to cook all the way through, resulting in a crisp base
Cheat's Jam Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
A teatime favourite, and super simple to make.
Recipe: Cheat's Jam Tarts
Skinny Portuguese Custard Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
A light version of a classic.
Recipe: Skinny Portuguese Custard Tarts
Spiced Squash and Chestnut Filo Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
These flavour-packed, Middle Eastern-inspired tarts are the perfect Vegetarian main.
Strawberry Clotted Cream Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This patisserie-style sweet treat is perfect for afternoon tea. The clotted cream adds a certain British charm to these exquisite tarts, although you can use whipped double cream, if you prefer.
Recipe: Strawberry Clotted Cream Tarts
Mini Lemon Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This lemon tart recipe is full of flavour and zesty goodness.
Recipe: Mini Lemon Tarts
Pear and Frangipane Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This sweet and fruity tart recipe is perfect for your next dinner party.
Recipe: Pear and Frangipane Tarts
White Chocolate Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
These spectacular, satin-textured white chocolate tarts are the ultimate indulgent dessert.
Recipe: White Chocolate Tarts
Quick Camembert and Tomato Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
Take a short cut with ready-made pastry for these speedy Mediterranean-style tarts
Recipe: Quick Camembert and Tomato Tarts
French Onion Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This triple-tested French onion tart is a great addition to your picnic spread.
Recipe: French Onion Tarts
Almond Bakewell Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This Almond Bakewell tart recipe is simple to follow and will fool your friends into thinking you're an expert baker.
Recipe: Almond Bakewell Tarts
Red Onion and Parmesan Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This tart recipe is a good option for vegetarian visitors.
Recipe: Red Onion and Parmesan Tarts
Caramelised Apple Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
For an impressive, yet easy, dessert recipe try these triple-tested individual apple tartlets.
Recipe: Caramelised Apple Tarts
Lime Meringue Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This lime tart recipe is bursting with zesty goodness.
Recipe: Lime Meringue Tarts
Rhubarb Crumble Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
This triple-tested rhubarb crumble tart is the ideal dessert to whip out at your dinner party.
Recipe: Rhubarb Crumble Tarts
Turkey and Chestnut Tarts - best tart recipes 2022
The result is impressive, yet this turkey tart recipe is very quick and easy - it takes just 15 minutes.
Recipe: Turkey and Chestnut Tarts
A crack team of highly skilled food content producers, the GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Senior Cookery Writer Alice Shields is a former pastry chef and baking fanatic who loves making bread and would have peanut butter with everything if she could. Lover of all things savoury, Senior Cookery Writer Grace Evans can be found eating nocellara olives at every opportunity, and will take the cheeseboard over dessert any time. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time.
Gochujang blondies recipe
Sticky figgy tahini cake
Malted caramel squares
Taleggio focaccia with grape and dill gremolata
