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Ingredients
  

Pie Shell

  • 1 Pate Sablée

Almond Cream (crème d'amande)

  • 2/3 cup (60g) Almond flour
  • 1/4 cup (60g) Sugar
  • 1/4 cup (55g) Butter
  • 1 Egg

Pastry Cream (crème patissière)

  • 1 cup (230g) Milk
  • 1 Vanilla pod
  • 4 Eggs Yolks
  • 1/4 cup (60g) Sugar
  • 2 tbsp (10g) Corn Starch

Strawberries Topping

  • Fresh Strawberries

Instructions
 

Make the pie shell

  • First, roll down your pate sablée and place it in a pie pan. Using a fork, make some little holes all around the dough.

Make the almond cream

  • In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, the soft butter, the almond flour and the egg until well combined.
  • Spread the almond cream onto the pate sablée and bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 350F (180C), until golden brown.
  • Let cool down completely.

Make the pastry cream

  • In a saucepan, boil the milk with a scraped vanilla pod.
  • In a bowl, mix together the sugar, corn starch and eggs until well combined.
  • Once the milk is boiling, pour it SLOWLY on the egg mixture stirring constantly.
  • Pour this mixture back in the saucepan on medium heat. Stir until the cream starts to make little bubbles.
  • Pour into a bowl and cover to contact with plastic wrap. Then refrigerate for at least 1h or until completely cold.
  • Once cold, give it a good stir with a whisk.

Make the Tarte aux Fraises

  • Scoop the mixture onto the pie crust with the almond cream.
  • Top with fresh strawberries and voila!