Tart

baking · pastry · dessert · fruit

Open top design. Unlike pies, tarts have a pastry base with an exposed filling on top instead of a crust covering everything. This lets you see the beautiful fruit or custard filling inside.

Sweet or savory. Most modern tarts are sweet and filled with fruit or custard, but tarts can also have savory fillings like cheese, vegetables, or meat. The pastry base is usually shortcrust, which is tender and crumbly.

Tartlets are tiny. A tartlet is a miniature version of a tart, often just a few bites. Egg tarts are a famous example of tartlets that are super popular around the world.

Fuzzy categories. The line between tarts, flans, and pies isn't always clear cut. They all have pastry bases and fillings, but tarts are special because their tops stay open so you can admire the filling.