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).
45 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
2.30 €
8 pieces
3 IngredientsLast modified on: March 1st 2020
For 8 pieces, you will need:
- 1
150 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
100 g almond cream - 3
8 Griottine cherries - Total weight: 275 grams
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 | 200 RDI=80 % | 1,090 RDI=100 % | 940 RDI=140 % | 9,310 RDI=470 % | 38,980 RDI: 470 % |
| 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 8 pieces : 2.40 €
- 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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