The Ultimate Summer Dessert: A Lemon Tart

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

shortcrust pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Whole wheat pastry adds fiber and nutrients

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive than white sugar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a dairy-free alternative, while margarine is often cheaper.

Add 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour to the food processor.

Add 0.5 cups of powdered sugar and 0.25 teaspoons of salt to the flour.

Pulse the mixture until combined until it resembles coarse crumbs.

Add 8 tablespoons of cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces, to the mixture.

Pulse again until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces.

Add 1 large egg and 0.5 teaspoons of vanilla extract to the mixture.

Pulse until the mixture begins to cling together.

Turn the dough out onto plastic wrap and form it into a disk.

Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Roll out the dough into a 10-11 inch circle on a floured surface.

Place the rolled dough into a 9-inch tart pan, pressing it into the sides.

Trim excess dough with a rolling pin.

Chill the crust in the freezer for 30 minutes with pie weights.

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