Best Cranberry Almond Tarts Recipes

CRANBERRY-ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place one disk of dough on a floured work surface, sprinkle dough with flour, and roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 25 to 30 circles using a 2 1/4-inch round cutter, re-rolling dough once if necessary. Place each circle in a 1 3/4-inch nonstick petit four brioche mold, gently pressing down on the bottom and sides. Place filled molds on a baking sheet; transfer to a freezer for 20 minutes.
• Transfer baking sheet to oven and bake tart shells until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer tart shells, in their molds, to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Place frangipane in pastry bag fitted with a small, plain round tip. Fill each tart shell with 1/4 teaspoon frangipane. Place tart shells, in their molds, on a baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake until frangipane springs back when touched with your fingertip, 15 to 17 minutes. Transfer tart shells to a cooling rack; let cool completely.
• In a large bowl, mix together cranberries, almonds, and enough caramel to hold cranberries and almonds together, about 1 cup. Remove almond tarts from their molds and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Spoon cranberry mixture on top of frangipane; transfer to oven and bake until cranberries just begin to pop, 6 to 8 minutes. Drizzle with caramel and serve.

CRANBERRY-RICOTTA TARTS IN A TOASTED ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the almonds and brown sugar and grind until the almonds are finely chopped. Add the melted butter and pulse on and off, just until the butter is incorporated into the mixture. Place 6 (4-inch) tart pans with removable bottoms on a baking sheet. (Or you can use a 10-inch pan with removable bottom.) Divide the almond mixture evenly among the tart pans, pressing the crust firmly against the sides and bottoms. Set aside.
• In a small saute pan, slowly heat the brandy, and pour it over the cranberries in a heatproof bowl. (Caution: Do not heat alcohol over a high heat or it will ignite. If this happens, simply let it burn away, making sure that there is nothing flammable near the stove. It will burn away in a matter of seconds.) Let the cranberries sit for 20 minutes and then drain.
• In a medium-size bowl, combine all the filling ingredients and stir vigorously until the mixture is very creamy.
• TO ASSEMBLE: Place the tart pans on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the cranberries into the crust. Carefully pour the cheese mixture just until it reaches the top of the crust. Bake the tarts in a preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown. Let them cool completely before serving. As the tarts cool, the filling will fall and shrivel slightly. Nonetheless, they will still look irresistible. Remove tarts from pans just before serving.

FRANGIPANE FOR CRANBERRY-ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add butter and almond paste; mix to combine. Add sugar; mix to combine. Add egg and beat to combine, scraping down sides of bowl, if necessary. With the mixer on low, add cake flour. Continue mixing until well combined.

CARAMEL FOR CRANBERRY-ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• In a small heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water with sugar and corn syrup. Place over high heat and cook, brushing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush, until mixture is amber in color. Immediately remove from heat and slowly stir in cream. Let cool to room temperature before using.

CRANBERRY-ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees: Unroll pie crust and roll to 1/8 inch thick,on a lightly floured surace. Using a 2 inch cookie cutter cut out 24 squares. re-rolling uncut pices if necessary.
• 2. Place cut dough into mini-muffin tin. Place in frezzer.
• 3. Combine splenda and water in saucepan. Stirring until blended, Stir in cranberries. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook stirring constantly 2 minutes or until berries pop. Pour through a wire-mesh sieve.
• 4. Set over a bowl. Tretun lizuid to sauce pan reserving berries. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 3 tablespoons. Pour sauce over cranberries. Tossing to coat,.
• 5. Stir in almonds and slmond extract,. Spoon mixture into pastry shells. Dake in preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is set,. Carefully remove tarts from muffin tins cool and enjoy.