Strawberry Galette - Easy Strawberry Dessert Recipe

Strawberry Galette is a simple and impressive dessert in which fresh, sweet, and juicy strawberries are encased in golden, buttery homemade pie crust.

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Strawberry Galette - Easy Strawberry Dessert Recipe

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Strawberry Galette is a simple and impressive dessert in which fresh, sweet, and juicy strawberries are encased in golden, buttery homemade pie crust.

5 from 33 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Desserts, sweets

Cuisine American, French

Servings 8

Calories 256 kcal

Equipment

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  Baking pan

Ingredients

  

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For the Dough

• ▢ 1 ½ cups All purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Salt if using salted butter, skip salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Sugar
• ▢ ½ cup Cold butter cubed 1 stick
• ▢ 3 to 4 tablespoon Ice cold water divided

For the Strawberry Galette Filling

• ▢ 1 pound Strawberries sliced
• ▢ ⅓ cup sugar
• ▢ Salt pinch
• ▢ 2 tablespoon Corn starch cornflour
• ▢ 1 to 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Lemon zest
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Other ingredients

• ▢ 1 Egg for egg wash you can brush with cream or whole milk for the eggless version.
• ▢ 1 to 2 tablespoon Sugar sprinkle on top

Instructions

 

Make the pastry dough

• Add flour, sugar, and salt to a large bowl and mix.
  1 ½ cups All purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Salt, 2 teaspoon Sugar
• Cut in the butter pieces using a fork or a pastry cutter until the butter is evenly distributed. We aim for small speckles or pieces of butter combined with flour, sugar, and salt.
  ½ cup Cold butter cubed
• Add ice-cold water over this flour mixture, 1 or 2 tablespoon at a time, and gently mix it with your hands until it forms a dough ball. You may also use a food processor to complete the above two steps.
  3 to 4 tablespoon Ice cold water
• Warp the dough in plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Make the galette filling

• Add strawberries, sugar, salt, cornstarch, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and mix everything together. 
  1 pound Strawberries sliced, ⅓ cup sugar, Salt, 2 tablespoon Corn starch, 1 to 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon Lemon zest, 1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Assemble the galette

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unwrap the dough onto a floured surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it into 10 or 12 inch round and about ⅛th inch thick. Transfer this to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Pile strawberry filling at the center of the pie, leaving 2 inches from the side.
• Gently fold over the strawberries all the way around.
• Whisk an egg, brush it on the folded galette crust, and then sprinkle it with sugar.
  1 Egg for egg wash, 1 to 2 tablespoon Sugar

Bake the galette

• Bake for 32 to 35 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is bubbly and cooked.
• Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream, and enjoy. You can also garnish it with mint if desired.

Video

Notes

• The amount of sugar can be increased or reduced depending on the sweetness of the fruit.
• You can combine berries instead of using only strawberries.
• Like pie dessert, a galette can be served at any temperature - hot, room temperature, or right from the refrigerator. Once you remove it from the oven, make sure it sits for 15 minutes so that the juices thicken before you slice and serve. 
• Baking time may vary depending on the thickness of the crust and oven you are using. So watch your oven a bit earlier than the mentioned time. 
• The beautiful golden color crust comes from egg wash. 

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 238mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg

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Easy strawberry galette

Strawberry galettes are the best way to enjoy fresh seasonal strawberries. This red dessert is perfect for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, romantic date nights, etc.

The flaky and buttery pie dough is made from scratch. If you are short of time, you can even use store-bought pie dough. With the pie dough, I made one large 10-inch galette. You can also make two medium or five mini individual-sized galettes, like these blueberry galettes.

Things that I love about galette dessert

• The best part about galette dessert is that it is very versatile. You can use any seasonal fruit or combination of fruits. Some that go very well are peaches, apples, rhubarb, blueberries, or a mixture of all. During summer, we bake strawberry rhubarb pie at least once a week.
• You don't need a pie pan, and there is nothing to worry about the round shape. It is rustic.
• Serve it for brunch or as an after-meal dessert with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

Ingredients

For the flaky buttery dough

Flour: Use regular all-purpose flour. It gives the right texture to your base.

Butter: The rich flavor and the flaky texture come from ice-cold butter.  

Salt and sugar: balance and enhance the flavor. 

Ice cold water: Using this gives that classic flaky texture. 

For the galette filling

Strawberries: use fresh, ripe strawberries sliced. 

Sugar: regular granulated sugar. Adjust based on the sweetness of the fruit. 

Cornstarch: Acts as a thickening agent that prevents the galette from becoming too wet. 

Lemon: Juice and zest brighten the flavor of your dessert. 

Egg: For egg wash. This helps the crush become golden in color. 

Check out the recipe card for full list of ingredients and video.

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1:  Add flour, sugar, and salt to a large bowl and mix. Cut in the butter pieces using a fork or a pastry cutter until the butter is evenly distributed. We aim for small speckles or pieces of butter combined with flour, sugar, and salt.

Step 2: Add ice-cold water over this flour mixture, 1 or 2 tablespoon at a time, and gently mix it with your hands until it forms a dough ball. You may also use a food processor to complete the above two steps.

Step 3:  Warp the dough in plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. 

Step 4: Add strawberries, sugar, salt, cornstarch, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and mix everything together. 

Step 5:  Unwrap the dough onto a floured surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it into 10 or 12-inch round and about ⅛th inch thick. Transfer this to a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 6: Pile strawberry filling at the center of the pie, leaving 2 inches from the side.

Step 7:  Gently fold over the strawberries all the way around. 

Step 8: Whisk an egg, brush it on the folded galette crust, and then sprinkle it with sugar.

How long to bake galette?

• Bake for 32 to 35 minutes in a preheated 400-degree oven until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is bubbly and cooked.
• Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream, and enjoy. If desired, garnish with mint. 

Tips

• The amount of sugar can be increased or reduced depending on the sweetness of the fruit.
• You can combine berries instead of using only strawberries.
• Like pie dessert, a galette can be served at any temperature - hot, room temperature, or right from the refrigerator. Once you remove it from the oven, make sure it sits for 15 minutes so that the juices thicken before you slice and serve. 
• Baking time may vary depending on the thickness of the crust and oven you are using. So watch your oven a bit earlier than the mentioned time. 

Store

• Loosely cover the leftover galette in plastic wrap, and you can keep it at room temperature for two days or in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. You can even freeze it for up to one month.
• Reheat in the oven to 350 degrees until heated through. I do not recommend microwave heating, as the crust will turn soft.

Make ahead

You can make the pastry dough two days in advance, wrap and refrigerate. You can even freeze it for up to one month.

Recipe FAQs

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Note: We originally posted this strawberry galette dessert recipe in June 2018. It has now been modified in Jan 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.