Fresh peaches are in season and my Easy No-Bake Peach Tart is a delicious way to showcase the supersweet farm-fresh peaches.
Updated from the original post dated July 2011.
For this wonderful fresh creamy concoction, I only needed the oven for a few minutes to bake the tart shell, after that, it was as easy as pie or should I say tart?
Of Course, you can buy a prebaked tart shell or pie shell and not have to worry about the oven at all.
One of the easiest pies to make, and the perfect treat on a hot summer’s day, cold and creamy with those luscious fresh peach slices.
What ingredients do I need to make No-Bake Peach Pie?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make my no-bake peach tart. In Chef Speak this is called the “Mise en Place” which translates to “Everything in its Place”.
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
*If you can’t get a hold of fresh peaches, frozen peaches will work.
How do I make the pie crust for the tart?
I love using a food processor to make pie crusts, it takes all the work out of making the dough.
- Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse the mixture for a few seconds until combined.
- Add cold butter to the flour mixture.
- Pulse until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles coarse meal, about 15 pulses. *If you don’t have a food processor, you can do this by using a pastry cutter.
- Add the egg to the mixture.
- Pulse until the dough is no longer dry and starts to clump together for about 10-15 seconds. *Do not process to the point that a large ball of dough is formed; rather the dough should be quite crumbly with large clumps.
Preheat oven to 375F and place rack in the center.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and form into a ball. It should come together easily without being sticky.
- Flatten the ball slightly with your hands to form a thick disc. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. *After 1 hour, remove the dough from the fridge and allow it to sit for a few minutes before using.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into an 11-inch circle.
- Gently place the dough into a 9-inch tart pan (preferably with a removable bottom) and using a knife, trim the edges of the pastry to fit the tart pan.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes. *This will help prevent the dough from shrinking.
- Press parchment paper or aluminum foil tightly against the crust, covering the edges to prevent them from burning. Fill with pie weights, dried beans, or uncooked rice, making sure they’re fully distributed over the entire surface.
- Bake crust for 25-30 minutes, until foil no longer sticks to the dough. Transfer crust to a wire rack and remove weights and foil.
- After cooling, carefully remove the tart crust from the pan. Allow the tart shell to continue cooling on the wire rack.
If you’d rather not make the pie crust, you can always buy the pie dough sheets and just roll it out a bit, or buy the frozen pie crust.
What to go without an oven? Pick up a graham cracker premade pie shell.
How do I make the filling for a No-Bake Peach Tart?
- Add the mascarpone, cream cheese, and confectioners’ sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer.
- blend the ingredients until smooth and creamy.
- Add the lemon zest and vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture.
- Blend the ingredients until smooth.
- In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks appear.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture.
- Mix the cream cheese mixture and whipped cream just until blended.
- Spread the mixture into the pie crust.
- Top with the peach slices.
- In a small saucepan or microwave bowl heat the peach preserves
- Brush the peaches with the liquefied peach preserves, this will add a nice glaze to the dessert.
- Refrigerate the tart for at least 1 hour or overnight before serving.
Wouldn’t your friends and family love to sit down to a slice of this creamy peach pie tart? Why not surprise them with this delicious dessert tonite? I promise there’ll be smiles around the table.
Recipe FAQ’s:
Yes, you can. The cream cheese- mascarpone filling is a great way to showcase your favorite fruits. Try strawberries, blueberries, nectarines and even pineapple. Making a mixed berry tart would also make a beautiful and delicious dessert.
*Remember to use the same flavor jelly as the fruit topping.
You sure can. I like the creamy texture of mascarpone and it doesn’t have the same tang as cream cheese. That lets the flavor of the fruit shine through. But you can most certainly use all cream cheese to make this dessert.
No, you don’t. The glaze is just to make it look prettier and add a little bit of the peach flavor.
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No Bake Peach Tart
Ingredients
Pie Crust (if you want to bake your own)
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup powdered sugar (or ¼ cup granulated sugar)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cold butter, cut into small cubes (1 stick)
- 1 large egg
Pie Filling
- 8 oz Mascarpone Cheese
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- ¾ Cup Confectioners Sugar
- ½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Zest of one lemon finely grated
- 6 peaches pitted, peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup Peach Preserves or orange marmalade
Instructions
Pie Crust (if you want to bake your own)
- Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse the mixture for a few seconds until combined.
- Add the cold butter and pulse until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles coarse meal, about 15 pulses.*If you don’t have a food processor, you can do this by using a pastry cutter
- Add egg and keep pulsing until the dough is no longer dry and starts to clump together for about 10-15 seconds. . *Do not process to the point that a large ball of dough is formed; rather the dough should be quite crumbly with large clumps.
- Turn dough to a lightly floured surface and form into a ball. It should come together easily without being sticky. Flatten the ball slightly with your hands to form a thick disc. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour..
- *After 1 hour, remove the dough from the fridge and allow it to sit for a few minutes before using.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into an 11-inch circle. Gently place the dough into a 9-inch tart pan (preferably with a removable bottom); you can do this by flouring a rolling pan and rolling the dough loosely around it, then unrolling it into the pan. Brush away any excess flour on the surface. With a sharp knife, trim the edges of the pastry to fit the tart pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes. This will help prevent the dough from shrinking.
- Preheat oven to 375F and place rack in the center.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes. *This will help prevent the dough from shrinking
- Press parchment paper or aluminum foil tightly against the crust, covering the edges to prevent them from burning. Fill with pie weights, dried beans, or uncooked rice, making sure they’re fully distributed over the entire surface
- Bake crust for 25-30 minutes, until foil no longer sticks to the dough. Transfer crust to a wire rack and remove weights and foil.
- After cooling, carefully remove the tart crust from the pan. Allow the tart shell to continue cooling on the wire rack.
Pie Filling
- Add the mascarpone, cream cheese, and confectioners’ sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Blend the ingredients until smooth and creamy.
- Add the lemon zest and vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture. Blend the ingredients until smooth.I
- n another bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks appear, then gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture.Mix the cream cheese mixture and whipped cream just until blended.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture into the pie crust.
- Top with the peach slices.
- In a small saucepan or microwave bowl heat the peach preserves. Brush the peaches with the liquefied peach preserves, this will add a nice glaze to the dessert.
- Refrigerate the tart at least 1 hour or overnight before serving.
nicole
I could reach into my computer to eat this. The photo. The tart. The peaches. I am really craving this now.
Laural @ Being Healthier
phenomenal!!! absolutely phenomenal! I am going to try to get to asheville in a couple weeks!
Maranda
I need to have this as soon as humanly possible! This looks absolutely amazing. I can't wait to try it!
The Mistress of Spices
I am totally tempted to make my own dough…you make it seem so easy! And I can just imagine the delicious filling with the creamy mascarpone and the sweet, juicy peaches. Heaven!
The Harried Cook
Mmmmmmm… That looks really delicious! How I wish I could get a slice… I bet it tastes divine! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Nami @ Just One Cookbook
I love peaches and this looks so delicious. It's such a shame that I don't bake. I know I'm missing a lot – like this beautiful tart…. I wish I can have a piece from this picture…
Correen
My fave summertime fruit…lovely presentation, yumo to the ingredients!
Jenny @ Savour the Senses
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Jenny @ Savour the Senses
I have seen this post in front of me almost every day since it has been posted. Each day the heat brings me closer and closer to making it. Looks like this is going to need to be my next dessert!
Sue
Peaches are so good right now. Even though today it was only 74 degrees F here, this recipe sounds phenomenal for eating in any weather!
Gourmantine
This is a true delight! I've made it yesterday for dinner with friends and it got applauses! I've used a vanilla bean instead of the extract, but otherwise followed the recipe completely and it's a keeper! Thank you for sharing 🙂
All That's Left Are The Crumbs
What a spectacular tart. I love it when we are able to get peaches and nectarines that aren't as hard as a rock, as you can imagine we aren't exactly know for stone fruits here 😉 I certainly know what I will be making the next time some beautiful peaches crosses my path.
Marguerite
Omg Dennis! This peach tart is spectacular! One for my "Chef Dennis" file, for sure! Thanks so much for the great recipe! Cheers!
Julie M.
Such a beautiful peach dessert! I've been meaning to take the boys peach picking and now I have the perfect recipe to try them out on.
Bestfoodies
The Hubby got fresh peaches from the market and I have them sliced and ready for something…thank you for providing that something…looks great!