
I was like a child in a toy shop the first time I entered in Aurore Capucine, a small pâtisserie in the 9th arrondissement of Paris that sells delightful treats.
In the summertime, I remember there were lovely tartelettes with fresh fruits and berries. Each one looking like a pièce unique showcased in the window. And one of my favorites was the apricot and lavender tart…

First the catchy colours. The tiny purple dots of lavender against the vibrant orange slices of apricot. Then, the taste. The combination of the aromatic flower and the sweet fruit. A pleasure for the eyes and the mouth.
The dinner Paprika and I hosted last Tuesday was an occasion to recreate and share that tart so special to me. And I was pleased to see how sweet apricots on a thin layer of jam, encased in a shortcrust pastry and enhanced with the floral note of lavender piqued the interest and satisfied the taste of many as well…

Apricot & Lavender Tart
Shortcrust Pastry
210g flour
65ml water
105g butter at room temperature and diced
1 pinch of salt
Filling
8-10 apricots, pitted, sliced into wedges
4 heaped tsp of apricot jam
1 tbsp of honey
Half lemon juice
1 tsp of lavender
In a large bowl mix together flour and salt. Add butter to flour and mix with your finger tips to get a fine sandy texture. Add water and mix quickly but lightly with your hand to form a ball. Wrap the dough in cling wrap and let it rest for one hour in the fridge. Preheat oven to 180°C. Roll down the dough on a dusted flour surface. Place the pastry in the tart pan and trim the edge. Prick the bottom of the dough with a fork. Line over it a baking paper and fill it with baking ceramic pie weight or dry beans. Bake for about 20 minutes then remove the ceramic weights and bake again for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool on a rack.
When the pie crust is cooled spread apricot jam on the bottom. Arrange apricots slices over it. Mix the honey and lemon juice and brush apricot slices with. You can keep the tart wrapped in the fridge. Remove it at least 15 minutes before serving and sprinkle with lavender.
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J’étais comme une enfant dans un magasin de jouets la première fois que je suis entrée chez Aurore Capucine, une petite pâtisserie dans le 9ème arrondissement de Paris qui vend de superbes sucreries.
Pendant l’été, je me souviens il y avait des jolies tartelettes aux fruits frais. Chacune comme une pièce unique dans la vitrine. Et l’une de mes préférées était la tarte à l’abricot et à la lavande…
Tout d’abord les couleurs vives. Les petits points mauves de la lavande contre l’orange vif des tranches d’abricot. Ensuite, le goût. La combinaison de la fleur arômatique et du fruit sucré. Un plaisir pour les yeux et le palais.
Le dîner que Paprika et moi avons organisé mardi dernier a été une occasion de recréer et partager cette tarte si spéciale pour moi. Et cela m’a fait plaisir de voir à quel point de bons abricots sur une fine couche de confiture et une pâte brisée le tout réhaussé d’une note florale de lavande a piqué l’intérêt et satisfait le goût de certains également…







wow that’s gorgeous. That was made by an artist who happens to cook. I’m dying to try it but I’m a sort of fingerpaint artist.
Ooohhh, I love apricot tarts!!! This one looks amazing.
Cheers,
Rosa
Avec le froid glacial ici, je suis preneuse d’une belle tarte ensoleillée… avec des parfums de vacances! Profite bien de l’été…
This looks delicious!
Oh the color combination is so beautiful, you are right! I will have to wait for the good season to come here, too, but I saved it for the right moment so that I don’t forget. Astonishing images.
What a delightful combination, You are so right, the visual appeal of purple against orange is just stunning. I have to find some lavender to try this.
What a fabulous combo idea! Will have to wait till apricots are in season, though.
What a perfect way to celebrate the Apricot. I’ve a few recipes with lavender to try but still trying to find a supplier of good culinary lavender – I learned from bitter experience it’s important to get the right variety. Fantastic photographs – you might even think we’d had some sunshine this week!
Oh my! What lovely colors! This sounds so incredible!
I love your photography! Fabulous recipe too!
Just beautiful, love the flecks of lavender. Such pretty photos as always
Thank you all ! Wish you a good week-end !
Wow, it’s beautiful! I would like to eat apricot… I want summer! I want this cake! and the photo, the colours…really nice, happy, colourful.
Here, in Hungary, there is -16 degree…amazing, I am not used to it.. Accordint to the weather forecast there will be 20-50 cm snow this weekend. I hope finally will not… we will see
Heard about the snow on the Hungarian radio ! Stay warm and enjoy the snow
Seeing your photo makes me long for summer. I spotted it on foodgawker and glad I popped over.. We are having -22 degrees at the moment so you can probably imagine I would love a bit of summer right now. This looks absolutely beautiful!
I love apricot tarts and yours looks irresistible
The colours are amazing. Your pictures make me dream of Summer and forget the freezing cold we are experiencing right now. Thank you!
Such a beautiful looking tart!!! Loved your page!
So striking and very pretty! That tart is a work of art!
Salut! Je viens juste de découvrir ton blog, et je l´adore déjà!!
Il y a qlqs années, j´ai vécu à Paris et j´habitais à qlqs pâtés de maison de cette pâtisserie! Je ne crois pas que je n´y suis jamais allée!!
Beautiful!
I cannot get over how beautiful this looks.
oh my… this is beautiful!
As always, you’ve made something so exquisite and delicious-looking. I love the colour combination… and I’ll have to seek out Aurore Capucine next time I’m in Paris (fingers crossed, I should be going to Europe later this year!)
I can imagine how delicate this will taste with the lavender blossom. I was in pastry heaven when we stayed in the 1st Arrondisement a few years ago
Those apricots look magnificent – hard to believe they are not poached nor cooked. I wish I could get them here, but apricots do not grow well in my area.Spring frost often ruin the blossoms. It’s a lovely combination lavender & apricots. I’ll have to try it with peaches (which grow well for us)
Such. Beautiful. Photos! Glad I found your blog. I’ll be waiting to see what you do next:)
Looks so amazing! x
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Looks amazing! Congrats on freshly pressed!
Kathy
Looks devine! I can’t wait to try and re-create at home. Lavender is such an interesting ingredient to use.
Oh this is amazing and looks so delicious, yum, yum…
This looks lovely! What an interesting flavour combination. I’ll have to try this when summer rolls around up north.
This looks and sounds amazing! The photos are stunning!
looks divine
Looks delicious.
What beautiful photographs!
i could almost taste it because of your lovely photographs.. looks so yummy.. i want to try that with peaches..
Lovely! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Oh Ill be making this. Thanks for sharing.
Those pictures are just gorgeous.
Thanks for the beautiful post!
Lavender is one of my favorite, and in my opinion on of the most underused, flavors.
Now I’ve been inspired and am on a search for some delicious lavender!
Looks delicious! I’m going to have to try this recipe!
Looks amazing! And healthy, to boot! Thanks for sharing!
I just have to try this!!! I’ve been experimenting with rosemary for the last few months, and this gives me a great idea!! *runs to secret lair* I can’t wait to try this!!
That looks delicious! I’m an apple pie person, but this got my mouth watering big time!
Yummy!!!!
gorgeous!
This looks as scrumptious as I’m sure it must taste! I’m a sucker for lavender truffles, so I can’t wait to try this!
I have a newfound love for lavender- it’s amazing how the flavour of lavender can transform a dessert. Your apricot and lavender tart looks absolutely delightful! it’s definitely an inspiration to me.
Oh that sounds amazing! I am looking forward to making this when there are fresh apricots available. I don’t think tinned apricots would do it justice.
Beautifully photographed
Looks pretty damned good! And of course the metric measures have me trying to remember weight calculations from English to Metric.
It’s odd – here in the U.S. we never really embraced metric. But pick a package off the shelf and the measures are in English and Metric units. So I know 500ml is about 19 point some odd ounces. Or that a kg is roughly a half pound.
Looks divine!
Ooh! that is beautiful and I love the fact that it’s not really complicated!! I have a potluck in a few weeks and can’t wait to try it!!
I love how you have captured the vibrancy of the orange with the soothing lavender background. It really makes it pop ! The placement of the apricots gives it a moving feeling. Awesome.
P.s you can never go wrong with apricots!
That looks delicious! I have never cooked with lavender. I cannot wait to try this recipe!!
That looks delicious!!
It’s sounds divine and so fragrant, I can almost smell it. I’m going to make this, substituting butter with vegan margarine
This looks amazing!! I think I will try it this weekend!
That looks amazing!
Gorgeous!
Greetings from north of the Arctic Circle.
So pretty!
I’m hungry now! I love tarts and I love apricots so I’m sure this tastes great!
so simple… yet so refined… truly magnifique!
That looks yummu!
Sounds interesting! Yummy dessert!
Pretty pics and sweet combination ^.^~
Um. Oh my gosh yummy.
The tart looks scrumptious and I love the photography…you shall be my inspiration!
That looks totally amazing…and so easy. I love honey as a glaze.
I can’t wait to try this. Thank you so much for sharing it with us all!
That looks DELICIOUS ! And it’s so pretty !
XX
Oh yum!
I have a major passion for Lavender, and this tart is definitely the next thing I’ll bake! Thanks for the recipe!
i was worried the apricot might turn out too sour, could I use peaches instead?
Cant wait to try this!
Looks brilliant!
I’ve been looking for an interesting recipe including lavender… and here it is. Thanks and greetings from Poland!
Really nice! I like the idea of using lavender as an ingredient.
I love your food photography! stunning image, vibrancy of colour with the orange and purple, just looks so delicious. well done!
I love the contrast of the colours, it really look delicious and I can’t even smell it, that would be the last frontier
The pie is perfectly amazing, so beautiful. Makes me want to be in summer
Thaïs
I can’t wait to try this. How many months till Apricot season in NY again? I suppose I can wait that long…
Beautiful images! I had never thought about the combination of apricot and lavender. Looks and sounds amazing.
What an absolutely gorgeous photo – and the tart sounds delicious! Apricot and lavender, what a pleasant combination!
Gosh, that looks amazing! Can’t decide if I want to eat it or just push my face into it!
What a gorgeous tart! Really great post stop by and say hi
Looks beautiful!
a brilliant idea. special recipes in the culinary arts are beautiful.
How vibrant! Such a wonderful idea.
Looks amazing. I have a brunch coming up I am giving. This is now on my menu, thanks!!
OMG !! That food looks delicious !! Can’t wait to try it
Thanks for sharing this gr8 recipe !!
Beautiful! looks delicious…I wonder if it would spike my sugar levels (because of the apricot) and then lull me to sleep (because of the lavender)???? Lol!
…and lavender!! How chic! your blog is seriously stylish by the way- like leafing through some really high end design magazine!
This is one of the greatest foods I have ever seen! I will totally have to make it! It looks so pretty & I’m sure it would taste just fantastic! It’s such a creative, unexpected, yet delicious idea! Reblogging this!
This is a must make!
The apricot and lavender tart looks delicious! Your photos are beautiful!
It’s official. I am salivating! Looks scrumptious.
Looks so lovely. What a sumptuous combination and so beautifully presented. Brightened my afternoon!
Wow! Most recipes calling for culinary grade lavender are just infusing flavor (such as lavender whipped cream), so lavender essential oil became my lavender go-to years ago. However, this might actually get me into a store to buy the real deal. The color contrast is incredible, and the flavor combo sounds divine. I’m already dreaming of apricot-lavender sorbet.
Wow, stunning photos. (I am a WordPress photographer too) So many glorious colors. Beautiful post.
It’s tart art…brilliant!! I bet it tastes heavenly too
The tart looks especially delicious on that china
These look delicious! Such a creative idea, and beautiful photos
That looks ABSOLUTELY mouth-watering.
Wow that is so beautiful! I have never been a fan of lavender but I may have to make this anyway it is so pretty!
Thx!!
This looks amazing! I might try it when apricots are in season here.
Beautiful pictures and post. I’m hungry now!
That is just beautiful. Your photos are so incredibly lovely! I will be trying this delicious looking recipe but I’m sure my tart won’t be nearly as pretty as yours! I’ll do my best though.
Delicious thats for sure, Thanks for sharing the recipe for sure i will try it…
This sounds absolutely divine. I LOVE lavendar and am always looking for new ways to enjoy it. I will definitely give this dessert a try. Congrats on being FP’d.
It looks beautiful and no doubt tastes divine. Great photos.
This looks amazing!
That looks freaking gorgeous!! Amazing!!
that looks amazing!
Love your website and beautiful photography. Will definitely have to give this recipe a try in a gluten free version. Thanks so much for sharing.
Exquisite!
GORGEOUS PICS!!! looks incredibly delish. i am inspired. thank you
This looks so lovely! I’ve never actually tasted lavender …
looks like very delicious, its great
This looks so good! And I love the contrast of the little purple specks of lavender against the orange of the apricots!
Congrats on being FPed… this looks beautiful… good quality fruit can take you a long way…
Like it so much!thanks !
Could this be lovelier?
What a stunning looking tart. The combination of apricots and lavender sounds delicious and I cant wait to try it.
This is absolutely beautiful!
Dying to try. May just make a run in the rain to be able to attempt my hand at this beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Yum! I will have to try this!!
Looks unbelievably delicious, and your photos are terrific! Congratulations on being chosen for “Freshly Pressed”!
Oh, goodness! This would be worth making even if one did not like apricots or lavender, just for the sheer beauty of it! I however, love both of those ingredients. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for apricots at the grocery. Do you know if you could use canned fruit instead? Thank you for sharing!
Oh wow! This is gorgeous and sounds delicious! Thanks for posting. I’m going to bookmark it right now.
I don’t know where I would find fresh apricots, but this looks simply superb! When I find some apricots and dried lavender in the store, I will definitely try this dish!
gorgeous!
That looks delicious! Now I’m craving for it =) I hope I can make one too someday. Thumbs up!
This is the year I want to learn to bake. And this is just the tart to start. Gorgeous. I can’t wait for apricot season!
that tart looks a-ma-zing!
This is so beautiful! I’ll be sad when it moves off the freshly pressed page and I don’t get to see it when I log in. Perhaps I’ll take it on as my next cooking adventure – though I have no idea how you get crust that perfect (probably practice!)
Wow, amazing recipe, looks very special indeed! And your writing style is very much like Joanne Harris’ who is one of my favourite authors! You really captured the spirit of Paris in this post!
Beautiful! Love that lavender…..
CUTE! I love how the tart is made to look like a rose ! Am I correct?
As soon as apricots are in season, I plan to make this tart. The photos are stunning. Good Job!
This looks amazing! I make a baked apricot tart in the summer when they are in season but the idea of lavender and apricot together sounds delicious!
This looks delicious – Yum!!!
tasty and looks so beautiful!
So much beauty and elegance in this recipe! I love the color and flavor combination of the lavender and the peaches.