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Fruit Galette Recipe

June 24, 2019 By Sam 33 Comments

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Galettes are lazy-day pie recipes. Today I’m sharing a simple, rustic, fruit galette recipe. Galettes are simply rustic, free form pies or tarts, every bit as delicious as a fruit pie but without all the fuss. 

Fruit galette on wood board

A Lazy-Day Pie Recipe

Last week we made a very pretty Blueberry Pie, complete with a woven lattice top crust and a polished final appearance. Today, we’re doing something that’s both very similar and very, very different: a fruit galette recipe.

If you’ve never made a galette before, here’s what you need to know. Unlike pies, which for years intimidated me because I always felt they demanded perfection in appearance, galettes make no such demands. Galettes are rustic, laid back, lazy-day pies. Like, the sweatpants and messy-bun version of a classic fruit pie.

We’re actually using my same favorite easy pie crust recipe (scaled up to make a larger single crust), but rather than cutting it into strips and weaving it together we’re simply folding the edges over the center. The edges will be a bit ragged (especially if you can’t roll a nice circle, like I can’t), and quite un-polished, things might be a tad bit asymmetrical, but I promise you, that’s part of the charm of this galette recipe. In fact, if you ask me, it’s the main attraction.

Low pressure, excellent taste.

How to make fruit galette filling -- peaches, blueberries, raspberries

What kind of fruit should I use for my Galette?

The beauty of this recipe is that almost any type of fruit will work. You’ll need about 3 heaping cups or 1 1/2 pounds of fresh fruit.

For this recipe I opted to use an even split of peaches, blueberries, and raspberries. You can use just one type of fruit or mix it up for some variety. If you’re using a fruit with a skin (like apples or peaches) I recommend peeling before using. I did not peel the peaches that I used in these photos, partly out of laziness and partly for aesthetic reasons (they do look prettier with the skins on!) but the skins can become tough in the oven.

Can You Use Frozen Fruit in a Galette?

Yes! You can use frozen fruit in this galette.

If you are using a particularly juicy type of fruit (strawberries, all peaches, etc.), frozen or not I recommend increasing the amount of cornstarch in this recipe by 1/2 Tablespoon.

How to prepare fruit galette: folding over crust

How to Make a Galette

  1. Start by making your pie crust. In my recipe you’ll notice that I recommend using a food processor (this is the food processor I use and love). This makes the process quick and easy, but if you don’t have one you can just cut the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter, two knives, or use a grater (like in my biscuit recipe) and then stir in the sour cream.
  2. The pie crust will need to chill for at least 30 minutes. Wrap it up, pop it in the fridge, then prepare your fruit filling and preheat your oven while you wait. As the fruit sits, it will become nice and juicy and the flavors of your filling ingredients will start to meld together.
  3. Once your dough has chilled, roll it out into a 12-13″ circle (or into an amoeba shape, as I often seem to do). Transfer this to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  4. Brush the bottom of the tart with egg wash, this will help prevent the crust from getting soggy as the egg wash will make something of a seal between the fruit and the crust.
  5. Fill with your fruit! Leave about 2″ of a crust perimeter and mound the fruit in the center.
  6. Fold your crust perimeter carefully over the fruit filling (not all the way, just enough to contain it). Pinch together the dough at the seams so it sticks together.
  7. Dot your fruit filling with butter, this is optional but gives the fruit a richer taste.
  8. Brush the crust with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar (if desired), and bake until bubbly and golden brown.

And remember, the more rustic it looks the better. It’s really not easy to screw up a galette recipe! 😉

Slicing into a fruit galette that's topped with vanilla ice cream

Enjoy!

More Recipes You Might Like:

  • Blueberry Cobbler
  • Mini Caramel Apple Galettes
  • Mini Peaches & Cream Galettes
  • Apple Pie

Let’s bake together! Be sure to check out my video at the bottom of the recipe where I’ll show you exactly how I make this Fruit Galette recipe in my own kitchen! If you enjoy watching, make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel where I’ve already uploaded over 150 recipe videos that you can watch for free!

Fruit galette with scoop of ice cream

Fruit Galette Recipe

How to make a simple fruit galette! Galettes are easier to make than fruit pies, but every bit as tasty. 
Be sure to check out  my how-to VIDEO just below the recipe! 
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Dessert, pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy galette recipe, fruit galette, how to make a galette
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Chilling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 slices
Calories: 395kcal
Author: Sam Merritt

Ingredients

GALETTE CRUST

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 190g
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 9 Tablespoons unsalted butter very cold and cut into 9 or more pieces
  • 6 Tablespoons of sour cream 90g

FRUIT FILLING

  • 1 ½ lbs various prepared fruit¹
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons cornstarch²
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

EGG WASH/TOPPING

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • Coarse or granulated sugar for sprinkling optional
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut into small pieces, optional

Instructions

CRUST

  • Combine flour, sugar, and salt in the basin of a food processor³ and pulse to combine.
  • Scatter butter pieces over the top of your dry ingredients and pulse until butter is cut into the dry ingredients and the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Add sour cream and pulse again until the mixture begins to clump together. Transfer to a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper and form into a ball. Lightly flatten into a disc and chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

FILLING

  • While galette crust is chilling, preheat oven to 400F (205C) and prepare your fruit filling.
  • Combine fruit, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl and stir until well-combined. Set aside.

ASSEMBLY

  • Once dough has finished chilling, remove from refrigerator and transfer to a clean, lightly floured surface. Dust with additional flour and roll out to a 12-13” circle. Transfer to a baking sheet (sometimes I will use a round pizza pan, but a standard cookie sheet works, too).
  • Prepare egg wash by whisking together egg and water in a small bowl. Use a pastry brush to lightly brush your pie dough with egg wash (this will help keep the galette from getting soggy). Don’t discard egg wash yet.
  • Give your fruit one more stir in the bowl and then carefully transfer to the center of your galette crust, leaving a 2” perimeter of fruit-free crust.
  • Fold the perimeter/border of your crust carefully over the fruit filling and pinch together to secure (it will not completely cover it, you should have a nice circle of exposed fruit in the center!).
  • Dot the fruit with butter pieces, if using.
  • Brush the folded-over pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
  • Transfer to 400F (205C) oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the crust is a nice golden color. Allow to cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

¹By prepared I mean rinsed, dried, stems/pits/skins removed as applicable, and sliced into 1/4" thick slices or bite-sized pieces. This was 3 heaping cups of fruit for me and I used 1 heaping cup each of raspberries, blueberries, and sliced peaches.
²If using very juicy fruites (such as all peaches, juicy strawberries, etc.) then increase this to 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch so that your galette doesn’t become soggy.
³If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a pastry cutter or grater to cut the butter into the dry ingredients and then stir in the sour cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (calculated using peaches, blueberries, and raspberries for fruit) | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 750IU | Vitamin C: 23.9mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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Comments

  1. Claudita says

    October 21, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    Hello Sam! I was looking at the recipe for mini peaches and cream galettes, and was wondering if you think this dough can work with the cream filling in that recipe? (possibly would have to scale down the filling ingredients). Meaning, making 1 large peach or any fruit galette (this dough recipe) with the cream cheese filling? Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Sam says

      October 21, 2020 at 10:14 pm

      Hi Claudita! You could scale up the crust on this recipe by about 1/3 or you could just do 50% if that’s easier then you would just have a little extra you could discard. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jodi says

    July 25, 2020 at 1:48 pm

    5 stars
    This is so good and easy! Didn’t take much time at all.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      July 27, 2020 at 2:46 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed it so much, Jodi! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lori says

    July 21, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    Love the galette recipe have made it several times now with a Rhubarb from my garden for a strawberry rhubarb galette. My question is can I make up and freeze without baking , to bake at later time? If so would temp and bake time then need to increase?
    Love all the extra tips you add. Really helpful!
    Lori T in Bend Oregon

    Reply
    • Sam says

      July 22, 2020 at 11:24 am

      Hi Lori! I am so glad you have enjoyed the galette so much! I would be worried about freezing the galette pre-baking because of all of the juices of the fruits. I worry they would soak into the crust and make it soggy. 🙁

      Reply
  4. Kathryn Henderson says

    July 16, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    5 stars
    Ive made this twice. Once with apricots and nectarines and once with berries. Both were great. It is easier than it sounds.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      July 17, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed it so much, Kathryn! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Ammar says

    June 24, 2020 at 10:45 pm

    I made this and it’s amazing especially since it holds the fruit juices so well and doesn’t fall apart! And it’s delicious!

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 25, 2020 at 9:47 am

      I am so glad you enjoyed it so much, Ammar! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Lauren says

    June 19, 2020 at 10:00 pm

    Can you double the recipe for a bigger party?

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 20, 2020 at 11:06 am

      Absolutely! Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Maria says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:25 pm

    5 stars
    Fantastic! Thanks for the recipe :).

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 19, 2020 at 7:58 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed, Maria! Thank you for commenting 🙂

      Reply
  8. Claudita says

    April 29, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    5 stars
    This galette is absolute perfection and the way you explained the recipe its very throughout and easy to follow!!! The dough is easy to work, in fact, might be one of my new favorites 🙂 My guests were impressed, and of course, I had to serve it a la mode…it was a doubled hit. Thank you Sam for sharing!

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      April 29, 2020 at 3:48 pm

      I am so happy to hear that it was such a hit, Claudita! Served a la mode sounds delicious! Thank you so much for trying my recipe and for commenting. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Debbie Milton says

    March 14, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    5 stars
    You have a lovely voice and presentation in your YouTube video for this recipe. You convey great teaching skills that will benefit either a novice or an experienced baker. Thank you for sharing your talents!

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      March 14, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Thank you so much for the sweet and kind comment, Debbie! I greatly appreciate it! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Jamie says

    August 15, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    5 stars
    De-lish!! I made this today with apricots and it was so good!! I also made The Best Brownie Recipe because I could not decide on a fruit or chocolate dessert, so I went ahead and made both:) Your recipes are the best!

    Reply
    • Sam says

      August 16, 2019 at 9:48 pm

      Thank you so much, Jamie! I am so glad you enjoyed both of them! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Melinda says

    July 28, 2019 at 8:02 am

    Can you make this ahead of time and then bake before you’re ready to serve?

    Reply
    • Sam says

      July 29, 2019 at 11:46 am

      Hi Melinda! I would worry about the fruit making the crust soggy if you let it sit too long before baking.

      Reply
      • Melinda says

        July 29, 2019 at 12:14 pm

        5 stars
        Thank you!! I made this for company last night and everybody loved it!!!! So delicious!!!!!

  12. Deborah Norling says

    June 29, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    5 stars
    LOVE EVERYTHING about your BEAUTIFUL BLOG!

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 29, 2019 at 7:45 pm

      Thank you so much, Deborah! That means a lot to me 🙂

      Reply
  13. Debra Graham says

    June 27, 2019 at 11:10 am

    I haven’t made this yet but plan to. But I just wanted to tell you that I have made your wonderful pound cake and your soft oatmeal cookies . Everyone always wants the recipes so I have turned them on to your website. Your recipes are WONDERFUL!

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 27, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      I really hope you love the galette, Debra! I’m so happy to hear you have been enjoying the other recipes!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Debra Graham says

        June 28, 2019 at 10:07 am

        I also forgot to mention that I made your key lime bars and chocolate icebox pie! Oh what GREAT recipes.!!!!!

      • Sam says

        June 28, 2019 at 9:52 pm

        Thank you so much, Debra! I am glad you are enjoying everything. 🙂

  14. Bette Haney says

    June 26, 2019 at 8:50 pm

    Your blog is very pretty and your recipes are good, but contain a great deal of TMI. I scroll through paragraphs of nothing but “eye wash” just to get to the recipe and then find even the simplest of recipes are 2 to 3 pages in length to print. Please, please, cut down on the unnecessary chatter and totally remove unnecessary information for preparation from the printed version! It makes no sense to print 3 pages for one recipe, when one concisely written recipe would be not only be preferred but would save paper and ink.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 27, 2019 at 10:48 am

      Hi Bette,
      I provide a lot of detail and explanation within my posts and recipes with the hope that it is helpful. It sounds like you might be a bit more advanced, but it’s extremely important to me that anyone who comes to my site finds success with my recipes, whether they are a professional pastry chef or this is their first time making a pie crust from scratch. If you don’t enjoy the chatter or “eyewash” (well, ouch) then please note that I have provided a handy “jump to recipe” and “print recipe” button just for people like you.

      Reply
    • LJ says

      June 29, 2019 at 4:55 pm

      Wow, that’s a bit rude and insensitive. Bette, you may want to reread your comments before posting and ask yourself if there is a nicer way to say things. I’m sure Sam worked really hard on her post to provide a great recipe. Plus, blogs are conversational by nature. You’re basically asking a blogger not to blog.

      P.S. I always enjoy reading your blog, Sam!

      Reply
      • Sam says

        June 29, 2019 at 7:44 pm

        Thank you for your kind words, LJ! 🙂

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