strawberry mascarpone tart
Every spring, I anticipate the reopening of local strawberry stands and find myself craving the intoxicating aroma of the plump berries. I’ve had my heart set on making a berry tart filled with Mascarpone, and to my delight, found the strawberry stand open for the first day of the season. Perfect timing!
With a spiced graham crust, honey-Mascarpone filling, and sweet strawberry topping, this easy tart celebrates spring. A quick honey glaze makes the strawberries glisten, and adds lovely notes of floral and citrus. This dessert is simply irresistible!
Strawberry Mascarpone Tart
- Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Graham Crust
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/4 cup graham flour (or whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp dark honey
Filling
- 8 ounces Mascarpone, at room temperature
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Topping
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 1/2 Tbsp honey
Instructions
- For the crust, preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 14-inch rectangular removable-bottom tart pan with nonstick spray. Whisk together flour, graham flour, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter and sugars in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy; beat in honey. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture just until combined.
- Use a piece of parchment paper to press dough evenly in the bottom and up the sides of prepared tart pan; prick dough all over with a fork. Bake for 16 to 17 minutes, until crust is golden. Cool completely on wire rack. If baking the crust a day ahead of assembling the tart, carefully cover with foil to store overnight.
- For the filling, combine Mascarpone, heavy cream, honey, vanilla, and lemon zest in a food processor and process until smooth.
- To assemble tart, spoon filling into cooled tart shell and spread into an even layer with an offset spatula. Arrange strawberries over filling in a decorative pattern. Place honey in a small bowl and heat in the microwave until melted, about 10 seconds. Use a pastry brush to brush glaze over strawberries. Chill tart in the refrigerator 2 hours before serving.
Notes
Make ahead: The crust can be made one day in advance. Cool the crust completely, then cover with foil to store overnight. Crust recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen.
Keywords: Strawberry, Mascarpone, Honey, Strawberry Tart, Tart
More strawberry recipes you’ll love:
Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars
Strawberry Cream Scones
Strawberry Cookie Tart
There’s nothing like local berries and this tart looks totally amazing and SO beautiful!!
Stunning! Love this tart, Laura!
I love this, Laura. Your photos are stunning!
This. Looks. Stunning. I can’t wait to celebrate spring with this gorgeous and delicious dessert!
What a beautiful looking tart! Those strawberries look absolutely picture perfect. I can’t wait to have nice strawberries like that!
Not only do I love the flavors you’ve paired in this tart, but it is absolutely breathtaking! The perfect use for local strawberries!
Laura, this is STUNNING! …and your photos are gorgeous with the dark background. OMG!!!
Laura, this tart not only that it looks extremely beautiful but very delicious too. I love the bursting and vibrant red color of strawberries on your tart. You did an amazing job as always!
In the world of tarts, this is the belle of the ball! (I’m going to have to try the graham cracker crust, very soon!)
I love everything about this!
This tart looks delicious! If using a round tart pan, what size would be equivalent to the ingredients amounts you used? Thanks!
Hi Marissa, the graham crust should fit a 9-inch round tart pan. You may have a little extra filling… you could use it as a dip for strawberries, spoon it into phyllo cups, etc. Hope that helps!
Looking for a Mothers day Brunch dessert… found it!
I can’t get over how pretty these strawberries are!
This is perfection on a plate, Laura!!!
Beautiful Laura! The most gorgeous strawberry tart 😉
The combination of strawberries and mascarpone is one of my favorites. This is such a beautiful tart to welcome in the warmer months ahead!
Absolutely beautifulLaura, I really would have a hard time cutting into that beauty but the anticipation of the first bite would over rule. Well done!
I just bought a big batch of organic strawberries from the market – soooo glad they are back in season! I love the addition of cinnamon in the crust here – great idea.
xo Jackie
A fabulous tart! It is so perfect that it could be sold in any bakery.
Cheers,
Rosa
An exceptional dessert! As effervescent as spring, filled with radiant sunshine!
Beautiful and a great use of those fresh berries. I can’t wait to get my hands on some!
What a beautiful looking dessert. Anything mascarpone and I am sold anyway, and this looks perfect.
What a beautiful photo of a picture perfect dessert!
That is to die for. I love strawberries and you have made the tart look glorious.
Oh Laura I can nearly smell the strawberries through the screen.
My husband and I went strawberry picking last year and I cannot wait until the season starts so we can revisit.
The smell in the car on the way home… well I wish I could have bottled it up. We bought 2kg and I think I at half of them by the end of the weekend.
Beautiful Laura! I just love rectangle tart pans and this one is just gorgeous with all those delicious looking berries! Yay for berries!
I too love when it is true Strawberry season. Your photos are mouthwatering and simply beautiful. That tart is perfect and something that would come of a 5 star professional kitchen. 🙂
That is so beautiful Laura!! Pinning now 😀
This tart sounds so good! Love the fresh berries. And the pictures are just gorgeous!!!
Looks delicious! There is nothing more simple and perfect than the combination of sweet berries and rich cream (mascarpone in this case). YUM.
OMG…. This is GORGEOUS!!!!!
Laura this is so so beautiful!!!!! LOVE IT!
And yes I mean all the bold letters and exclamation marks… 🙂
Totally Pinning Now!
Your pastry work is always A1 Laura! I so wish we were neighbors 🙂
YES. i too am so excited for strawberry season, here they’re in full bloom and i just got a carton for one euro! 🙂 i will definitely try this soon!
How gorgeous is this?! It’s almost too pretty to eat!
That tart photo could sit on the cover of any food magazine and be a winner.
I love strawberry and mascarpone tart – yours looks absolutely beautiful!
Absolutely stunning tart, Laura. I want a piece! 😉
How perfect – both the strawberries and the tart!
Laura, this is absolutely the most gorgeous strawberry tart I’ve EVER seen. You did such a great job on it! I would love to serve this at a spring or summer party… It might not look half as good as yours, but I’ll still serve it! 😉 Have a great weekend!
This is one glamorous dessert – like a starlet! Beautiful work. So glad strawberries are coming in!
ohmygosh! i’m totally pinning this deliciousness!
I need to finally try this crust–I’ve been seeing it a lot.
Simply stunning! A must make for sure!!!
This tart is a work of art! Just look at those strawberries – so succulent! They are calling my name! But I wouldn’t even dare take the first slice because it’s so pretty 🙂
Laura, I love it! This tart is beyond beautiful!!
I can’t wait until the Farmer’s Market opens! I go there 3 to 4 times a week during the summer… it’s an obsession. 🙂
I am just blown away at the beauty of your images! Stunning, Laura! Needs to be on a magazine cover! Pinning of course!
This is beautiful! I’ve been buying strawberries lately but they’re awful. Have to wait until June for the German ones to be in season. 🙁
And the filling sounds SO good. I hope to try something like this soon!
What a stunning tart! It’s almost too pretty to eat!
This tart is absolutely breathtaking and SO STUNNING!!! Just wow!! I love strawberries and I’m so glad it’s the season for them!!!
oh dear, mascarpone with honey sounds SO GOOD and those shiny red strawberries would be so nice right now!
This tart is gorgeous! I’ve been craving strawberries, but I haven’t found any worth buying at the store.
If there is a perfect strawberry dessert, this is it! Look at this beautiful tart… my family (especially kids) are strawberry monsters. I bet each of us needs one tart in my household!!!
Every spring I cannot wait for the arrival of juicy vibrant strawberries. Your tart looks spectacular and I want to reach right in. I could eat it for breakfast or dessert.:) Thanks for sharing Laura.
Such gorgeous and vibrant berries on the most lovely tart, Laura:)
I can’t wait for the strawberry season too! This year it is a bit early so I was able to enjoy a whole lot of strawberry desserts. Your tart is absolutely stunning! It’s inviting me to dig in!
What a stunning picture. I feel like I opened my eyes in heaven. There a few better combinations.
Drop dead gorgeous strawberry tart, Laura! Love your food photography here…such a simple background to make your tart the star of the show and look so stunning. Brilliant! Just had to stop by and give you props! xo
I wouldn’t want to cut into it, it is WAY to pretty! I started buying strawberries at our local produce stand, love fresh local strawberries:-) Hugs, Terra
This is so elegant! I love it!
This is exactly the kind of dessert I’ve been wanting to make. Bought tons of strawberries at the beginning of the week and even already had the mascarpone…but the strawberries didn’t last long at all. We ate a several pounds over a few days. We couldn’t stay away from them. 🙂 Will have to pick up more for this tart. 🙂
Gorgeous tart !
Your tarts are like gorgeous works of art Laura! They look so professional and delicious!
Laura, just found this on Pinterest and Wow. I love the rectangular tart form and it displays wonderfully with the strawberries. Great recipe, thank you for sharing. 🙂
Chef Felisha
Hi, I’d just like to say your photos of this tart were absolutely beautiful and inspired me to try this recipe. It came out a treat! Thanks for sharing
Thank you, so glad you tried and liked it! 🙂
hi
This recipe looks great. My question is what flour did you use for the 2 plus 1 cups you haven’t specified. I live in Australia I assume it would be all purpose. Then you combined whole meal.
Could you tell me please.
Thanks
Hi Claudia, yes – the 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp flour is all-purpose.
Does anyone know if this beautiful tart recipe would work in a round pan? Thanks!