☀️The Golden Morning Tart
The Golden Morning Tart is an elegant French-inspired breakfast recipe featuring flaky puff pastry, Gruyère cheese, prosciutto, and a perfectly baked egg. This easy brunch recipe transforms simple ingredients into a bakery-worthy breakfast that's ideal for weekend entertaining, holiday brunches, Mother's Day, Easter, or a special morning at home.
Part of The Nomad Kitchen French Pastry Series, this recipe proves that beautiful French-inspired cooking can be approachable, delicious, and surprisingly easy to make.
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Gruyère, Prosciutto & Baked Egg Puff Pastry
Some mornings deserve a little extra magic.
This beautiful French-inspired breakfast tart begins with flaky puff pastry, layers of nutty Gruyère cheese, delicate prosciutto, and a perfectly baked egg nestled in the center. As it bakes, the pastry rises into golden buttery layers while the cheese bubbles and the egg transforms into a rich, velvety centerpiece.
The best part? It looks like something from a French bakery window, but it's incredibly simple to make at home.
For this week's Nomad Kitchen French Pastry Series, we're exploring ways to turn store-bought puff pastry into elegant breakfast dishes that feel luxurious without requiring professional pastry skills.
Serve one with fresh fruit, hot coffee, tea, or a celebratory mimosa and suddenly an ordinary weekend morning feels like a vacation.
Servings
4 Individual Breakfast Tarts
⏰ Prep Time: 10 Minutes
⏰ Bake Time: 20–25 Minutes
⏰ Total Time: 35 Minutes
Ingredients
🥐 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
🧀 1 cup grated Gruyère cheese
🍳 4 large eggs
🥓 8 thin slices prosciutto
🧅 2 tablespoons finely minced scallions or fresh chives
🧂 Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the Pastry
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut one puff pastry sheet into four equal squares.
Gently fold or crimp the edges upward to create a shallow border around each tart.
Arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
Step 2: Add the Filling
Sprinkle a generous layer of Gruyère cheese into the center of each pastry.
Create a small well in the middle.
Carefully crack one egg into each tart.
Arrange two delicate slices of prosciutto around the egg.
Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle a little additional Gruyère over the top.
Finish with a small scattering of finely minced scallions or chives.
Step 3: Bake
Bake for 20–25 minutes.
The pastry should become deeply golden and flaky.
The cheese should be bubbling.
The egg white should be fully set while the yolk remains soft and creamy.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2–3 minutes before serving.
Good to the last bite!
