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).
40 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
16 pieces
3 IngredientsLast modified on: March 1st 2020
For 16 pieces, you will need:
- 1
300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
200 g almond cream - 3
16 Griottine cherries - Total weight: 550 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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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.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 410 RDI=160 % | 2,180 RDI=210 % | 1,870 RDI=280 % | 18,620 RDI=930 % | 77,960 RDI: 930 % |
| Per 100 g | 70 RDI=30 % | 400 RDI=40 % | 340 RDI=50 % | 3,400 RDI=170 % | 14,230 RDI: 170 % |
| Per piece | 30 RDI=10 % | 140 RDI=10 % | 120 RDI=20 % | 1,160 RDI=60 % | 4,870 RDI: 60 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 16 pieces : 4.75 €
- Per piece : 0.30 €
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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)
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Almond cream
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Griottine cherries
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