Brown Sugar Skyr Tart
A simply delicious tart made with an almond crust and a creamy, cheesecake-like skyr and brown sugar filling.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ cup blanched almonds
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (chilled and cut into a ½ inch dice)
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups skyr (preferably whole milk (Greek yogurt makes a fine substitute))
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Powdered sugar for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Make the Crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds out on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until toasted and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- 2
Add toasted nuts to the work bowl of a food processor. Process until finely ground. Add flour, sugar and salt and pulse a few times to combine.
- 3
Scatter butter over the top of the flour mixture and pulse 8-10 times or until the mixture is the texture of wet sand.
- 4
Sprinkle water and vanilla extract over the top and pulse until dough just begins to clump together.
- 5
Transfer dough to a 9-inch round fluted tart pan with a removable bottom.
- 6
Press dough into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides of the tart pan creating a crust. Flour the bottom of a metal measuring cup and press it over the bottom and sides of the crust to help even everything out. Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
- 7
Meanwhile, make the Filling: Whisk all the filling ingredients except the flour together in a medium bowl. Sift flour over the top and whisk thoroughly to combine. Pour filling into the frozen tart shell and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake the tart until it is set and golden brown, about 30-35 minutes. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.