Mini almond-morello tarts
This very simple recipe is a good way to use up leftover sweetcrust pastry. The tiny tarts are filled with almond cream and topped with a morello cherry (French Griottines are best, if you can get them).
6,2655/5 for 1 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: March 1st 2020
For 8 pieces, you will need:
- 0
150 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 1
100 g Almond cream or frangipane - 2
8 Griottine cherries - Total weight: 274 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 14 min. | 10 min. | 24 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days in an airtight tin.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Line small tart tins or moulds.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Divide out the almond cream into the tart cases.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Top each tart with a cherry and press it down into the filling.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remarks
As this is a recipe for leftovers, the quantities are for guidance only, so do adapt these to what you have to hand.
The same basic idea can be varied in lots of ways by using different pastry, cream filling and garnish.
The same basic idea can be varied in lots of ways by using different pastry, cream filling and garnish.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 821 Kcal or 3,437 Kj | 18 gr | 109 gr | 78 gr |
| 41 % | 7 % | 10 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 300 Kcal or 1,256 Kj | 6 gr | 40 gr | 28 gr |
| 15 % | 2 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 103 Kcal or 431 Kj | 2 gr | 14 gr | 10 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 pieces : 2.27 €
- Per piece : 0.28 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and lime meringue pie, Strawberry tart, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Citrus tart, ... All |
 | Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apricot and almond cream tart, Pear tart with almond cream, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Plum tart, Brioche slices with almond cream, ... All |
| Griottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Black Forest gateau, Galette de Fougerolles, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Piped petits-fours, ... All |
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