Best of Both Worlds

Can’t decide whether you prefer baked or fresh blues in your pie? Try this recipe, which combines both in one tasty tart.

As blueberries are just about to go out of season, here’s a recipe that will have you wishing you had made it sooner. For a video of recipe prep for this dish, visit https://findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh/recipes/blueberry-tart 

Blueberry Tart

20 min. prep / 50 min. cook time

1 cup all-purpose flour

3 cups Jersey Fresh blueberries

1 Tbsp. jelly (we used Jersey Fresh beach plum jelly)

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

7 Tbsp. sweet butter, softened

1/3 cup, plus 2 Tbsp. sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar, butter, and flour with your hands until the mixture holds together.

3. Press mixture into the center of a nine-inch tart pan. Refrigerate for five minutes. Then evenly cover the bottom and sides of pie pan.

4. Combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar with 3 cups of the blueberries and cinnamon.

5. Brush jelly over the bottom of the tart; pour blueberry mixture into the pan.

6. Bake for 50 minutes, or until the berries are soft.

7. Remove from oven, and place the remaining berries over the top. Remove the rim of the pan when cool.