Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Little fruit tarts

From emjoyable.blogspot.com

1 package pre-made refrigerated pie crusts, 2 crusts (like these)
1 package cream cheese (8 ounces)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 mango
1 pint blackberries
1 pint strawberries
Preheat oven to 450˚F. Open one pie crust and roll out flat. Place one of your tart pans upside down on the crust. Using a butter knife, cut a circle around the shell leaving about 1/2 inch. (Please disregard the price tag that I couldn’t get off the pan.)
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Pop out the circle of dough and press gently into the pan. Be sure to press it well into the fluted edges.

Take a butter knife along the top edge of the pan, cutting off any dough that overlaps the edge and giving the pastry a clean edge.
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Take a fork and poke several holes into the bottom and sides of the dough.
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Place the pans on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Gently flip the shells over onto a cooling rack. The pie crusts have enough butter in them that they will easily slide out of the pans. Continue until you have used all your pie crusts. I had to do this in three batches because I only had four tart pans. The two crusts will make about 10 tartlets.
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Next, prepare your filling by beating together the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
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This filling is pretty thick, so I used a 2″ cookie scoop (like this one) and put one scoop of filling in each cup. I had exactly the right amount. Use the back of a spoon to spread the filling evenly into the shell.IMG_5126
Cut the mango into cubes. Wash the blackberries. Wash and slice strawberries. Arrange the fruit nicely onto your tarts. I did all of mine with the same fruit in the same pattern, but feel free to get creative! Add more fruits or cluster your fruits differently on different tarts.
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