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Mini Fruit Tarts
These Mini Fruit Tarts are the perfect individual-sized dessert for spring and summer! Each tart is made with a buttery crust and filled with mascarpone cream, then topped with fresh fruit. They’re as pretty as they are delicious!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 40m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Kelley Simmons📖 chefsavvy
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For Tart Shells
2
In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar for ⏱️ 5 minutes.
cup sugar2/3sugar3 tbsp
3
Add in egg yolk, vanilla and salt. Continue to mix for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes. Turn off mixer and add flour. Mix on low speed until combined.
egg yolk1
4
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 1 hour.When you are ready to bake preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with non stick cooking spray.Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
5
Using a 3 1/2 inch fluted cookie cutter cut out rounds. Place each round in a muffin tin cavity and push to form in the muffin tin.Bake the tart shells for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes or until they start to get golden brown.
6
Allow them to cool in the muffin tin for ⏱️ 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely. These have to be completely cool before you add in the mascarpone filling.
7
Mascarpone Cheese Filling
mascarpone cheese1 cup
8
Add heavy cream to a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whip until cream forms soft peaks. Take out of the bowl and set aside.
9
In the same bowl add the mascarpone cheese, sugar and vanilla to the stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whisk until smooth and lump free.
mascarpone cheese1 cupcup sugar2/3sugar3 tbsp
10
Fold in the whipped cream by hand into the mascarpone cheese mixture.Carefully spoon or pipe the filling into the tarts.Decorate with fruit then serve immediately!
mascarpone cheese1 cup
Nutrition Facts
calories
417 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
66 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
92 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
19 g
unsaturated Fat Content
7 g
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