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strawberry tart on square wood serving board with pretzels, strawberries, and flowers around on marble surface and spoon of jam beside tart.

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart With Pretzel Crust

Summer is not complete until you've made this super simple Strawberry Mascarpone Tart With Pretzel Crust! Each bite is salty, creamy, sweet, and bursting with in-season strawberries. It's absolutely delicious and a real crowd-pleaser!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 293kcal

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1⅛ cups crushed pretzels
  • 1⅔ Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 8¼ Tablespoons salted butter melted

Filling

  • 1½ cups heavy cream cold
  • 6 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup mascarpone chilled

Topping

Instructions

Crust

  • Heat oven to 350 °F.
  • Line bottom of 9 inch tart pan with parchment paper.
  • Spray tart pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Combine pretzels and sugar in a small bowl.
  • Add butter.
  • Mix well.
  • Press in bottom and up sides of prepared tart pan.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.

Filling

  • With an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip cream, sugar, and vanilla to soft peaks, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add mascarpone.
  • Beat to medium stiff peaks.
  • Spoon into cooled crust.
  • Level with an offset spatula.
  • Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Topping

  • Arrange strawberry slices on top of tart.
  • Brush strawberry slices with jam.

Notes

Substitutions:
  • You can use a store-bought crust, if desired.
  • This recipe can be made gluten-free by using gluten-free pretzels!
 
Expert Tips:
  • It's best to use a food processor to crush the pretzels!
  • Once the crust is mixed up, make sure you go on and press it into the tart pan! If you wait, the pretzel crumbs may dry out.
  • For this recipe, it’s best to use a tart pan with a removable bottom!
  • Be careful to not over-whip the cream.
  • You can lay the sliced strawberries in any pattern or design you desire.
  • Don't skip brushing the tart with jam!

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 876IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 0.4mg