Aldi Cherry Frangipane Tart (Deutsche Küche) Review
So good, I can’t even snarkle it.
I was in a hurry when I grabbed this frozen tart from Aldi. In fact, I was in such a hurry, I honestly had no idea what a “frangipane” tart even was. If you don’t know either, we should be friends.
Martha Stewart’s website says frangipane is essentially a filling made with ground almonds, butter, eggs, and flour — similar to a cookie batter. Martha Stewart is such a show-off.
Anyway. I’m certain this is THEE BEST thing I’ve tried from Aldi so far. I wish I had grabbed ten of these tarts. These are ah-mazing.
It’s so good, my snarkle-juices have run dry. I have nothing sassy or rude to say about this tart. It’s heckin’ yummish.
The tart is essentially a very crisp cookie-like crust filled with a soft, fluffy, tender almond-textured cake. There are whole cherries mixed into the batter, as well as a layer of cherry jam-like stuff on the bottom of the crust. The top is garnished with thin, syrup-coated flakes of almonds. It’s the perfect combination of gorgeous and delicious.
My favorite aspect of the cherries is how pleasantly tart they are. They’re not fully sour, but they have a great tangy zing and impressive flavor integrity. They don’t taste overly processed, but closer to homemade. According to the label, these are Morello cherries, a type of dark, deeply flavorful, sour cherry.
I think the textures here are absolutely stunning. The pastry crust is remarkably crisp and crunchy, while the filling is ridiculously tender and delicate. And the cherries are supremely moist, without being soggy. For a cheap frozen treat from a discount store, this feels like winning the dessert lottery.
I ate my tart with a fork, but the slices were so sturdy, I could have picked them up like a pizza slice. They would make good finger-food at a brunch or party.
In fact, the shortbread crust is so crisply structural, it can be separated from the soft filling, like a crunchy little shell. The ground almond texture is palpable, and it is delicately sweet without being overpowering. The crust is delicious enough to devour by itself, but demure enough to allow the other flavors to truly shine.
The almond flavors throughout the tart layers are STRONG. Not overpowering, but quite strong. This is more from added flavorings in the batter than the actual almonds themselves. Although there are thin slices of garnish almonds on top, they have only a slight flavor of their own.
This pastry manages to blur dessert and brunch food boundaries — I would feel comfortable serving it after dinner, or for breakfast.
I liked my tart best slightly warm from the oven, but it remained delicious two days later, after being refrigerated. It didn’t have the same crispness of the freshly baked version, but my greedy stomach still found it appealing. I wrapped mine tightly in aluminum foil for storage.
Cooking Instructions for Aldi’s Cherry Frangipane Tart
The tart is pre-baked and frozen, but it needs to be re-baked prior to serving. It has a shrink-wrapped plastic packaging, and an odd cardboard circle that must be peeled off the bottom of the tart prior to baking.
Here’s that weird cardboard circle. Getting it “unstuck” from the frozen crust was probably the hardest part of this preparation. I’m glad I read the instructions first, because otherwise I wouldn’t have even noticed it before baking.
I wanted to cook my tart in my countertop toaster/air fryer oven, but the instructions explicitly said to bake in a “conventional oven.” So I used my big oven. I baked mine at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. It came out perfect — browned and crisp, but not burnt. I used a parchment-covered pan in the center of my oven.
Ingredients in Deutsche Küche Cherry Frangipane Tart
I love that Morello cherries are the first ingredient. The scariest ingredient on the list is the vegetable shortening, which means these are not-so-scary ingredients, overall. Definitely not health food, but not horrifying either. No artificial colors or flavors. There’s both marzipan and almonds listed.
Here are the full ingredients:
- Morello cherries
- Wheat flour
- Sugar
- Vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil, water, mono- and diglycerides)
- Egg
- Invert sugar syrup
- Canola oil
- Marzipan (almonds, sugar, invert sugar syrup)
- Wheat starch
- Water
- Almonds
- Corn starch
- Dextrose
- Glucose-fructose syrup
- Whey
- Sodium carbonate
- Sodium citrate
- Natural flavor
- Mono- and diglycerides
- Salt
- Lactose
- Pectins
- Xanthan gum
- Citric acid
- Sodium citrate
Nutrition Facts in Aldi’s Frozen Cherry Frangipane Tart
A single slice is about 3.5 ounces and 350 calories. Although a serving is only a quarter of the tart, I found it quite filling. There’s an impressive 5 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber per serving, along with a not-so-impressive 22 grams of sugar and 14 grams of fat. Nonetheless, for a dessert, this is pretty decent.
Price and Shelf-life of Deutsche Küche Cherry Frangipane Tart
The 14 ounce tart cost $3.89. Since there are four servings, each serving costs a frugal 99 cents. My box had an expiration date nearly two years after my purchase date, which is a generous shelf-life. Aldi also sells an apple version of this frangipane tart, which I’ll review later. Maybe. Ask me nicely.
More Reviews of Aldi Desserts You Might Like (or Hate)
Check out these other reviews of Aldi bakery desserts I’ve recently written:
- Aldi Bienenstich Indulgent Cakes (Deutsche Küche)
- Aldi Fruits of the Forest Strudel (Deutsche Küche)
- Aldi Donauwelle Indulgent Cakes (Deutsche Küche)
Author’s note: I have no affiliation with Aldi, and I was not compensated in any way for this review.
