I like dessert, any kind of dessert. Usually I prefer chocolate but sometimes I crave fruit. My usual fruit dessert is apple pie. I like the apple pie recipe I use but it takes way too long to make and to cool. So I’ve been on a search for a quicker fruit dessert.

I came across a recipe for a rustic fruit tart. It’s a “cooking without recipes” recipe from Fine Cooking. What does that mean? Well “cooking without recipes” lays out the basics and you can customize the ingredients to your liking.

So first I tried a rustic pear tart.

It was o.k. but the pears didn’t work really well. I didn’t like the way they looked, they reminded me of mushrooms. The texture of the pears also wasn’t to my liking. I think I should have peeled them. And it wasn’t exactly quick.

But I tried the recipe again because the pears were so disappointing. The second time around I had blackberries and strawberries. I had just bought some little tins so instead of one big tart I thought I’d try four individual tarts.

Originally I was planning to just bake the tarts with the fruit sitting right on top of the dough. But they looked ugly and messy. I had leftover dough so I cut some strips out and laid them on top. Much prettier.

But again it’s not a quick fruit dessert. There’s the mixing and then letting it rest in the fridge for 15 minutes. Then the rolling, making the filling, the egg wash, and it takes 50 minutes to cook! Wow I’m tired just from typing all that out much less cooking it. But if anyone wants this recipe let me know.

So…anyone have a good quick fruit dessert recipe?