This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is very timely, considering it’s American Thanksgiving in a couple of days. Not your typical pumpkin pie, the Cranberry Crackle Tart is a dessert that works well at the end of a heavier meal, because it’s fairly light – not on taste and certainly, it’s an indulgence but it’s a much lighter dessert which, quite frankly we could all use around the holidays!
It starts out with a wonderful sweet tart dough (my “go to”) topped with some jam…
Then you add a layer of meringue into which you’ve mixed lovely fresh or frozen cranberries…
All baked up (and a little broiled for some colour) it looks a little odd, to be honest…
But once you cut into it, you’ll see snowy meringue and crimson dots of cranberry…
It’s really very pretty…
And unexpected. I haven’t tasted anything quite like it before…
I enjoyed this one but next time need to make sure my meringue is fluffier. I feel my tart was flatter than it should have been – not that it affected the flavour but I would have preferred a puffier look! I brought this to a Christmas-y meal at our neighbours’ house featuring a baked ham and more side dishes than we could count, and it was the perfect sweet end to an indulgent meal.
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I really, really liked this one. The pop of the cranberry in the middle of the meringue was such a pleasant surprise. I think this one is going to make an appearance again…
Nice cross section pictures 🙂
Beautiful photos!
Maybe baking it in the pie plate helped it puff up a little. I like your sunny plates – they make me wish for no snow tomorrow.
I may use an extra egg next time, just to bulk up the meringue part a bit. Mine JUST covered my crust, and I would have liked some more height on it, too. Whatever it looks like, I’m sure it tasted delicious. I need to work tart cranberries into my desserts more often. Yum!
I really liked the contrast between the sweet meringue and the tart cranberries.
Also: your plates are great!
It is very pretty and such a nice presentation baked in a tart pan.
I learn something new every time I make a recipe…and I learn even more when visiting blogs of those who are making the same thing I’m making. Wonderful post…I opted not to do that browning of the top part just because I liked it cream and crimson-like. But I have to say, I do love the color you got on yours and I bet it had a nice caramel taste that mine didn’t! 🙂
Looks so tasty! I haven’t made it yet but after seeing these photos, I’m tempted to make it this weekend. And your pastry looks perfect!
Your cut pieces look great! This was a hard one to have look pretty 🙂
Mardi, I completely agree on all counts! It does look a little weird, I too wanted a fluffier meringue, and it was different and delicious! Yours turned out beautifully!
love the photos of the slice…so pretty inside!
It looks great Mardi, and it was such a delish recipe.
It looks good Mardi and I noticed you used a tart pan. I considered it and really wanted to but decided to follow the directions. Next time I am definitely trying a tart pan. I wish Dorie had said why she recommends a pie pan.
I love the use of the fluted tart pan. Beautiful photos!
Gorgeous pictures! And such a beautiful brown! I also toyed with the idea of using a fluted tart pan… .maybe I’ll use that next time.
I love the look of your tart and this was a great, fun, different kind of pie to make, for sure. I want to try it with other fruits, too–raspberry or cherry and maybe put chocolate on the bottom.
It looks very delicious Mardi.
Yours looks gorgeous and makes me wish I’d left it in a tiny bit longer for that lovely browning you got. We really enjoyed this one and I agree, the taste was unexpected and quite wonderful.
It really is pretty once sliced. This was a nice end to an over-indulgent meal. I think your tart looks just fine. Love your photos.