Preparation info
  • Makes

    eight

    4 inch 10 cm tartlets
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
French at Heart: Recipes That Bring France Home

By Marjorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Franchini

Published 2025

  • About

Lemon tart is the most popular dessert in all of France. In the darkest corner of the smallest towns, without fail, you’ll always find a little shop that makes a lemon tart. It works out well for us, because it’s one of Laurent’s absolute favorite desserts—a trait we think he has passed down to Luc, our oldest. There are many variations across the country and styles range between pâtisseurs; some regions add a meringue layer or smaller meringue flowers, while others prefer the glassy