Tart base recipe

A Pate Sucree' aka shortcrust pastry is the perfect base for many desserts, such as tarts, pies, and desserts. It's a buttery, sweet pastry with a biscuit-like crumb that just melts in your mouth. And, it is surprisingly easy to make it yourself.

Simple and delicious: homemade sweet shortcrust pastry for your pies and tarts

Indulge in this South African classic with our favourite milk tart recipe. With a Tennis biscuit base and a creamy condensed milk filling, it's no wonder this old-fashioned dessert is loved by all. The use of all egg yolks gives it a rich, full-bodied flavour that’s like a cinnamony hug-on-a-plate. This easy, no-bake fridge tart is sure to become a family favourite!

This homemade Tart Crust recipe is buttery, crisp, flaky, and easy to make. Serve this tart shell with pastry cream for the best Fruit Tart.

If you want to make just one recipe, I would recommend this one as it's sure to satisfy the sweet tooth of everyone, vegan and non-vegan! It's light, creamy, aromatic and indulgent, all at the same time. This recipe is plant-based and vegan-friendly, light and creamy, easy to make, egg-free, dairy-free and cashew-free.

Buttery shortbread crust with rich salted caramel and dark chocolate glaze. This caramel chocolate tart is like a Twix bar, in tart form!

Tarts need a great crust and this Shortcrust Tart Dough recipe is quick and simple to make and results in a rich, buttery and tender pastry crust.

Caramel fans beware, this tart will be impossible for you to resist.

This ultra-decadent chocolate tart has a Nutella cream base, a chocolate custard dome with a ganache core and a swirl of toasted meringue on top!

This easy, homemade no-bake milk tart sits on a Tennis biscuit base, and is sweetened with condensed milk and topped off with cinnamon.