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).
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Last modified on: March 1st 2020

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14 min.10 min.24 min.
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Step by step recipe


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

Roll out 1 13 cup 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
1,839 Kcal or 7,700 Kj44 gr254 gr190 gr
92 %17 %24 %29 %
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 16 pieces : 4.55 €
  • Per piece : 0.28 €

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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)Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make tart cases, Lemon and lime custard tart, Tarte Bourdaloue, Lemon tart, Chocolate tart, ... All
Almond cream or frangipaneAlmond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Fondant-iced pithivier, Mirlitons, Pear tart with almond cream, Brioche slices with almond cream, ... All
Griottine cherriesGriottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Black Forest gateau, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Piped petits-fours, Hazelnut and cherry financiers, Cherry and pistachio tarts, ... All
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