Description
Mini Fruit Tarts are delightful bite-sized desserts featuring a crisp, buttery shortcrust pastry filled with silky pastry cream and topped with vibrant seasonal fruits. They bring the elegance of a French patisserie right to your home.
Ingredients
Scale
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
3/4 cup Unsalted European Butter (Cold)
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1 unit Large Egg Yolk
2 cups Whole Milk
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
4 units Egg Yolks
1/4 cup Cornstarch
1 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste
As needed Fresh Berries, Kiwi, Mango
2 tbsp Apricot Jam
Instructions
- Prepare the Pastry Dough by pulsing flour and powdered sugar in a food processor, adding cold butter until coarse crumbs form, then mixing in the egg yolk and a splash of cold water until clumped
- Chill the Dough by forming it into a disk, wrapping in plastic wrap, and refrigerating for at least one hour
- Make the Pastry Cream by whisking egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl, heating milk and vanilla until simmering, then drizzle hot milk into egg mixture while whisking to temper
- Thicken the Custard by pouring the mixture back in the saucepan and cooking over medium heat, whisking until thickened, then stirring in butter and chilling
- Bake the Shells by preheating oven to 375°F (190°C), rolling out chilled dough, cutting circles for tart pans, baking for 12-15 minutes until golden brown, and cooling completely
- Assemble the Tarts by spooning/piping pastry cream into cooled shells and smoothing tops
- Decorate with Fruit by arranging slices artfully over the cream
- Apply the Glaze by heating apricot jam with water, straining, and brushing over fruit for a glossy finish
Notes
Work with cold ingredients to maintain the flaky texture of the pastry.
Assemble tarts close to serving time to keep the crust crisp.
- Prep Time: 60 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg