Cranberry Curd Tart

This luscious Cranberry Curd Tart is made with fresh cranberries, warm cinnamon, and fresh orange juice. Baked over a delicious olive oil crust, this simple but stunning tart is perfect for the holidays!

This cranberry curd tart recipe is made with a homemade olive oil crust and luscious orange cranberry curd. It’s topped with homemade whipped cream!

Everyone loves cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving but did you know cranberries make excellent desserts? Cranberries are tart, but they make an incredible flavor for dessert!

For more delicious cranberry dessert recipes, try my Orange Cranberry Pound Cake, Cranberry White Chocolate Scones and these Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies.

Why This Recipe Works

• Olive oil gives the crust a rich and fruity flavor while the cranberry curd is perfectly tart and sweet! If you love this olive oil crust, try my flavorful Blueberry Mascarpone Tart!
• Cranberries give this tart the most vibrant, festive color and flavor!
• Cranberry curd looks and sounds fancy, but it’s quite simple to make. The cranberries are cooked with orange juice and zest, cinnamon and sugar and turns into the most luscious, perfectly tart-sweet curd!
• Homemade whipped cream takes less than five minutes to make and makes the perfect topping! Zest a little orange on top for extra flavor!

Ingredients

• All purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Olive oil: Olive oil isn’t solid like butter, so it’s much easier to mix into flour. It goes from getting mixed together to being pressed into the tart pan. No need to chill it or roll it out. The fat in the olive oil makes for a very rich crust! The olive oil adds a slight fruity flavor.
• Whole milk or water
• Cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• One orange
• Granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Unsalted butter
• Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, cold
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract

HOW TO MAKE THE CRUST

1. Whisk to combine the flour, sugar and salt. Stir the olive oil into the dry ingredients.
2. Use your hands to spread the dough into the bottom and sides of the tart pan.
3. Bake 22-24 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
4. Cool before filling.  

CRANBERRY CURD TART INSPIRATION

My recipe is adapted from this amazing cranberry curd tart from the New York Times. I’ve made this tart several times and made a few changes every time I made their recipe, so decided to share my own version.

One big difference is that my tart is made with an olive oil crust. I also simmer my cranberries with a cinnamon stick. Cinnamon goes so well with cranberries and I always simmer my cranberry sauce with a cinnamon stick!

HOW TO MAKE CRANBERRY CURD

1. Lightly beat the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Set aside.
2. Heat the cranberries, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, salt and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the cranberries have split. Remove the cinnamon stick and use an immersion blender, blender or food processor to puree the mixture. Press the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any solids. Whisk about a cup of the cranberry mixture into the eggs to temper them.
3. Pour the egg mixture into the pot with the remainder of the cranberry mixture, butter, and stir to combine. Stir constantly with the mixture on low heat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature then pour into the prepared crust. Bake at 350 F until the curd is set.
4. Allow to cool at room temperature on a rack for at least an hour then chill in the refrigerator. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Top with whipped cream and orange zest, if desired!

HOW TO MAKE WHIPPED CREAM

1. For best results, place the bowl of your electric mixer and your beaters or whisk attachment in the fridge or freezer to chill for fifteen minutes.
2. When ready to make the whipped cream, pour the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl and whip on medium high until it reaches medium peaks.

WHAT DO PEAKS MEAN IN BAKING?

I love whipping my heavy cream to soft, billowy medium peaks. Unsure how to recognize medium peaks? Check out this useful post called Whipping to Soft, Medium, and Firm Peaks from Fine Cooking!

This vibrant cranberry curd is tart, sweet, and so unique! It sounds and looks fancy but is quite simple to make! Perfect for your Thanksgiving dessert table or for anytime you want a pretty and delicious tart!

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Cranberry Curd Tart

Natalie

This luscious Cranberry Curd Tart is made with fresh cranberries, warm cinnamon, and fresh orange juice. Baked over a delicious olive oil crust, this simple but stunning tart is perfect for the holidays!

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Course Tarts

Cuisine American

Servings 8 slices

Calories 586 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Olive Oil Crust

• ▢ 1 1/2 cups flour
• ▢ 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoons salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup olive oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons milk or water

Cranberry Curd

• ▢ 12 ounces cranberries fresh or frozen
• ▢ zest of half an orange
• ▢ juice of one orange about 2 ounces
• ▢ 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• ▢ 2 whole eggs
• ▢ 2 egg yolks
• ▢ 1 cinnamon stick
• ▢ pinch of salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter

Whipped Cream

• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream cold
• ▢ 1-3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Decoration

• ▢ Orange zest optional

Instructions

 

Olive OIl Crust

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray a 9 inch round or a 14 inch rectangular removable bottom tart pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Stir the milk or water and olive oil into the dry ingredients until completely combined. Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the tart pan. Bake 22-24 minutes or until crust is golden brown, rotating halfway through. Set pan on a wire rack. Allow to cool completely before adding the filling.  

Cranberry Curd

• With a fork, lightly beat the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the cranberries, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, salt and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until the cranberries have split. Remove the cinnamon stick. Use an immersion blender, blender or food processor to puree the mixture then use a spatula or the back of a large spoon to press the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any solids. Whisk about a cup of the cranberry mixture into the eggs to temper them.
• Pour the egg mixture into the pot with the remainder of the cranberry mixture and the butter. Stir constantly with the mixture on low heat for 8-10 minutes until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature then pour into the prepared crust. Bake at 350 F for about 10 minutes, until the curd is set. It should jiggle a bit when gently shaken from side to side but shouldn’t slosh around. 
• Allow to cool at room temperature on a rack for at least an hour then chill in the refrigerator. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Top with whipped cream and orange zest, if desired! Store in the refrigerator for up to two days. 

Whipped Cream

• Pour the cold heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in the bowl and whip on medium high until it reaches medium peaks. Dollop over the pie or serve alongside the pie. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 586kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 6gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 154mgSodium: 102mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 943IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg

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