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Mascarpone Tarts

Creamy, fruity and perfectly sweet - the ultimate mini tart
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Keyword cream cheese tarts, easy dessert, fruit tarts, home baking, mini tarts
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Calories 274kcal

Ingredients

Tarts

  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 120 g butter (cold)
  • 240 g plain flour
  • 2 egg yolks
  • pinch of salt

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 250 g cream cheese
  • 200 g double cream
  • 70 g granulated sugar
  • vanilla

Toppings

  • 500 g fresh fruits
  • fresh/ dried edible flowers (optional)

Instructions

  • Add sugar, butter and flour into mixing bowl and rub together until you get breadcrumbs like texture. Add egg yolks into the mixture and mix until you get a dough, wrap in a foil and leave it in the fridge for about 20 mins.
  • Pre-heat your oven to 160ºC.In the mean time prepare your tart tins, grease with butter and sift with flour. Once your dough is rested roll it out. You can cut out circles using cookie or scone cutter to make it easier to fill the tins. Once filled, pierce the bottoms with fork and bake for about 20 mins until golden brown. let cool down completely.
  • Add mascarpone, double cream and vanilla into a mixing bowl and whisk everything together until thickens. Do not over mix. Fill your piping bag and fill cooled tarts. Top your mini tarts with fresh fruit and fresh or dried edible flowers.