Mini almond-morello tarts


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).
24K 2 4.5
Grade this recipe:

Last modified on: March 1st 2020

Keywords for this recipe:
For 4 pieces, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 4 pieces 8 pieces 16 pieces 24 pieces
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
14 min.10 min.24 min.
At what time:
  • When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
    When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
  • Work this out...

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Mini almond-morello tarts
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Roll out 75 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) thinly.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mini almond-morello tarts
Line small tart tins or moulds.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Mini almond-morello tarts
Divide out the almond cream into the tart cases.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Mini almond-morello tarts
Top each tart with a cherry and press it down into the filling.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Mini almond-morello tarts
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.
Keeping
A few days in an airtight tin.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
460 Kcal or 1,926 Kj11 gr64 gr48 gr
23 %4 %6 %7 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj8 gr46 gr35 gr
17 %3 %4 %5 %
Per piece
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
115 Kcal or 481 Kj3 gr16 gr12 gr
6 %1 %1 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 pieces : 1.14 €
  • Per piece : 0.29 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, How to bake blind , Strawberry Verveine Tart , Lemon tart, Plum tart, ... All
Almond cream or frangipaneAlmond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Exotic fruit tart, Fondant-iced pithivier, Brioche slices with almond cream, Apple-almond shortbread tart, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, ... All
Griottine cherriesGriottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piped petits-fours, Black Forest gateau, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Galette de Fougerolles, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, ... All
Other recipes you may also like
Fruit crumble
Fruit crumble
A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.
345K4.0 1 hour 11 min. February 21th 2011
Green parsley sauce
Green parsley sauce
This sauce, with a great parsley taste, is perfect with steamed vegetables or fish. At the bottom you will find the coulis version of this recipe.
495K 44.3 23 min. February 21th 2011
How to prevent butter burning during cooking
How to prevent butter burning during cooking
Butter, which is excellent for fixing flavours in a recipe, burns if the temperature is too high. It darkens and produces unpleasant small black specks (by the way, note that the famous recipe "raie au beurre noir", ray in black butter, is a kind of sacrilege!).
130K 24.1 3 min. February 21th 2011
Stewed apple (compote)
Stewed apple (compote)
Here is a very basic but delicious recipe, and the pitfalls to avoid.
2.4M 14.8 1 hour 13 min. November 8th 2017
Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard
Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard
Cold grapefruit quarters with slices of hot caramelized pineapple, lime custard (crème anglaise) and citrus crunch.
249K4.5 2 hours 5 min. December 20th 2010
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2024-04-21)

Your first name or nickname
Your e-mail
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post your comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page