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Easy Gluten Free Lemon Tart

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Gluten free lemon tart is a smooth and creamy, sweet lemon dessert. Tangy lemon custard and a light and flaky gluten-free crust make this lemon tart recipe special!

If you love lemons, not only do I have an easy gluten-free lemon tart recipe for you to enjoy, but I am doing a pairing with this dessert wine as well.

A yellow and white striped serving tray with a lemon tart, forks, sparkling white wine bottle and two champagne glasses.

It is finally summer!!

Time to kick back, and relax after a busy school year.

It is the season where we can now eat outside and enjoy the warm weather with friends and family.

You are going to love this easy gluten-free lemon tart recipe.

Lemons are in season and they are one of my favorite fruits to bake with. This homemade fresh lemon tart is just bursting with lemon flavor. Add in a delicious almond flour crust, and you are going to want this tart again and again.

If you love gluten-free tart recipes, you may want to check out this Gluten Free Chocolate Caramel Tart, this Gluten Free Vanilla Custard Caramel Apple Tart or this savory Gluten Free Asparagus and Goat Cheese Tart.

A slice of Gluten Free Lemon Tart on a white plate. The rest of the tart and forks are in the background.

(This post was sponsored by Gloria Ferrer, but all opinions are my own.)

When I was asked to try out a couple of wines by Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, I knew it would be a great opportunity to create a dish around one of their wines.

When the box of wine finally arrived, I couldn’t wait to dive in and see what they sent to me. There was a bottle of 2012 Carneros Pinot Noir and a bottle of Blanc De Noirs sparkling wine.

I am typically a red wine type of girl, but something about the sparkling wine intrigued me. The Blanc De Noir is made from hand-harvested Pinot Noir grapes.

Wine bottles, two filled champagne flutes, and lemon tart are all on a serving tray.

When I am planning what to make for guests, I put a lot of time into pairing dishes we cook with wines. I read the tasting notes for the Blanc De Noirs. It has notes of creamy cherry, lemon, and cola flavors…and it pairs well with semi-sweet desserts.

This gave me the perfect idea to use some fresh lemons from our tree to create a dessert that would highlight the flavors of this sparkling wine. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love a good lemon tart recipe!

How To Make Gluten Free Lemon Tart:

Using a pastry blender to mix the cold butter with flour.

To make the gluten-free crust, I mix all of the dry ingredients together. I then add the butter and cut it into the flour with a pastry blender.

lemon tart dough in a silver bowl

Add the eggs and water and the dough should look like this photo above.

pressing crust dough into a tart pan

I press the gluten-free dough into the tart pan. It is important to press it into each curve of the pan’s edging.

lemon tart filling cooking in a pot

Put the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, Blanc De Noir, and lemon juice into a saucepan and cook on low heat until it begins to thicken. Add heavy cream and cook on low for 3-4 more minutes.

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Things You Need To Make This Gluten Free Lemon Tart Recipe:

  1. My favorite gluten-free flour blend.
  2. Ultra fine gluten-free almond flour.
  3. A good tart pan where the bottom pushes out so the tart is easy to remove.

Gluten Free Lemon Tart Recipe:

5 from 4 votes
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Easy Gluten Free Lemon Tart
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Easy lemony gluten-free lemon tart recipe

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 308 kcal
Author: Sandi Gaertner
Ingredients
  • For the Crust:
  • 1 cup gluten free flour blend (*Note, my flour blend has xanthan gum included. If yours doesn't, add 1 teaspoon.)
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
  • 5-6 tablespoons of water
  • For Filling:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons sparkling wine optional
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, add dry ingredients.
  2. Whisk to blend.
  3. Add cold butter in chunks and use a pastry blender to combine the butter into the flour.
  4. The dough should look very grainy when you are finished.
  5. Add eggs and 3 tablespoons of water.
  6. Mix the dough.
  7. Continue to add the last 2-3 tablespoons of water, one at a time until the dough holds together.
  8. Spray a tart pan with coconut oil and put dough into pan.
  9. Use your fingers to press the dough down into the tart pan.
  10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  11. Bake tart crust for 10 minutes before adding the filling.
  12. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and eggs and cook over low heat.
  13. Whisk to blend.
  14. Cook for 5 minutes then add lemon juice, grated lemon peel, and Blanc De Noirs.
  15. Continue to whisk and cook for 2-3 minutes until it begins to thicken.
  16. Add cream and cook 5 more minutes.
  17. Remove from heat.
  18. Pour filling onto the crust.
  19. Bake for an additional 15 minutes until done.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Gluten Free Lemon Tart
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 308 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 69mg 3%
Potassium 54mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 20g
Protein 7g 14%
Vitamin A 8.3%
Vitamin C 8.4%
Calcium 6.5%
Iron 7.6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. hi there! I like the sound of your recipe. I need to make this for my friend! Do you think it would be possible to use almond meal instead of almond flour??

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    • Hi Claire, I haven’t tried almond meal, but I suspect it should be fine. Almond flour is more coarsely ground than almond flour. You may consider adding a tablespoon or two of gluten free flour to help it bind together

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  4. You had me at lemon tart…then that Gloria Ferrer appeared on the scene. YUM Sandi! I want both, preferably for my lunch break today LOL. Thanks for the temptation today 🙂

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  7. The Lemon bars look great but it would be nice if you could list an alternative ingredient to replace the heavy cream. Many of us who are GF also have milk issues, therefore I would need to use something else, possibly Coconut cream?

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    • Hi Barb, you are very right. Due to health reasons for my daughter, we have to do dairy free too. (Actually paleo for her so no refined sugars either.) I really need to go back and test my recipes with dairy-free options. I would think coconut cream would work. If you test it, please let me know and I can post so others know. Otherwise, I am adding it to the test soon pile. Have a great night 🙂

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  8. This looks great but I was wondering if you could use the tart base in mini tarts and get the same effect?

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  10. Hey there,
    Looks wonderful an simple. I’ll be making it and following your pins.
    One question…..how much is a ‘stick’ of butter ? Not familiar with this term.
    Hope you can clarify so I can get baking.

    Take care
    Greg

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  12. I love lemon anything and so excited to see this beautiful looking gluten-free crust! I will definitely be trying this out. I have a feeling I’m going to need to make sure that other people are around to help me eat it, otherwise I may not be able to exercise enough self control to prevent myself from eating every last crumb myself!

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