Right now, my house is like a zoo. We have one very large puppy. The dog is bigger than N when she is on all four. On her hind legs, she is about my height…. And she is only 9 months old (check out her picture on my Instagram). We have our cat, Midnight. And my sister brought over a little kitten she found. Now, our cat does not like other animals. She won’t hurt them, but she doesn’t want them around and will make that known. This whole time, she’s been eyeing the puppy who keeps trying to play with her, and starts all kind of hissing and running around the house when she hears the kitten. The puppy will be gone in a couple of days once she is done her training. I am hoping the kitten will be gone soon. One of my friends offered to adopt her and can hopefully pick her up tomorrow. I can’t wait because I am hella allergic to cats and dogs (which sucks because I love animals), so my eyes are puffy and beet red and I can’t stop sneezing. I’ve built up immunity to Midnight, but every other animal puts me into allergy hell.
I’ve wanted to make this tart for so long. Whenever I see a blueberry tart with mascarpone, I start drooling uncontrollably. It was only a matter of time before I made my own version. This is the perfect spring and summer tart because of how light and simple it is to make. You can make most of the tart, or at least do a lot of the prep, a day or so ahead. That is always a win in my book. This tart has a wonderful buttery crisp crust. The mascarpone filling is smooth and velvety with a bright hint of lemon. And the raspberry compote is slightly tart with a subtle ginger kick that perfectly compliments the sweet bursts of juice from the blueberries.
Confession: I made a bit of a boo-boo when with the tart (what else is new?) You see, I just finished placing all the blueberries on the tart before I remembered that I was supposed to brush the top of the mascarpone filling with the raspberry compote. Annnnd, the compote was too thick to drizzle over the blueberries. Oops. If you make this tart, I recommend not forgetting that step and lightly brush the mascarpone with the compote, or you can leave it on the side like I did and add the compote to each individual slice. Either way, the compote really completes this tart.
Tart shell from Johnny Iuzzini's Sugar Rush
Blueberry Mascarpone Tart with Raspberry Compote
Ingredients
For the Tart Shell
For the Raspberry Compote
For the Filling
Instructions
For the Tart Shell
For the Raspberry Compote
For the Mascarpone Filling
To Assemble
Notes
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
This is almost too pretty to eat! Almost. 😉
Krayl @ An Appealing Plan says
GORGEOUS! With so many Blueberries around this is the perfect recipe to showcase them!
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says
The components of this tart sounds fabulous, Amanda! And it's really not too fussy... perfect for a Spring evening. Hope you're feeling better soon... it must be frustrating to be allergic, but have a desire to be with animals.
Ala says
I'm sorry you're so allergic to animals – I'm in the same boat as you! Though I certainly haven't had the chance to keep dogs and cats in the home anyway. I hope it all works out! I am also just so excited about this Tart; marscapone and blueberries in a tart = an epic combo!
Beeta @ Mon Petit Four says
This tart is beautiful, Amanda, with or without the compote on it! And a mascarpone filling sounds divine! I have to ask too, where did you get that beautiful blue striped linen? I'm in love!
Amanda says
Thank you!! I purchased the linen at Home Goods, actually. And at a very reasonable price. It also came with a plain blue stripe linen with no words.
Beeta @ Mon Petit Four says
Of course!! All roads lead back to Home Goods - my fave! Thank you!! 🙂
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
This tart is lovely! I love berries and creamy marscapone 🙂
Amanda says
This tart is just too pretty!!! I can't wait to try out your recipe!
NellieBellie says
Love this tart so much! It just screams summer! And I also really appreciate how simple this recipe is. Also, you have stunning photos!
Kaitlin says
How lovely!! I've never had blueberries and mascarpone together, but it sounds heavenly. I can't wait to make this!
Christina @ Bake with Christina says
That tart looks SO delicious Amanda!! I love the blueberries with the mascarpone - sounds and looks amazing!! Pinned 🙂
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
OMG this is absolutely stunning! And now I'm craving this tart BIG TIME!
Joanne Bruno says
So many animals! I'm allergic to cats and dogs also and it really stinks. My mom has a dog and I've built up tolerance to her, but otherwise I am a hot mess around them!
This tart is just GORGEOUS. I can totally see why you've been salivating over it!
Holly Waterfall says
ABSOLUTELY stunning!! Came across your post in the yummly group, and I just had to tell you how beautiful of a tart this is. Those blueberries really pop!
Amanda says
Thank you!! That means the world to me! It's even more delicious than it looks 🙂
Josie says
This looks beautiful, like a work of art! Love it! 🙂