Best Strawberry Tarts Recipes

STRAWBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a small bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and shortening and pulse about 10 times, or until the butter is in the size of peas. Add the ice water and process until the dough comes together. Dump on a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out the dough and fit into 4 (4 1/2-inch) tart pans with removable sides. Don't stretch the dough when placing it in the pans or it will shrink during baking. Cut off the excess by rolling the pin across the top of each pan. Line the tart shells with a piece of buttered aluminum foil, butter side down, and fill them with dried beans or rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and foil, prick the bottom of the shells all over with a fork, and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
• Before serving, fill the tart shells with the pastry cream. Arrange the berries decoratively on top of the cream. Melt the apricot jelly with 1 teaspoon of water and brush the top of the tarts. Sprinkle with pistachios, if using, and serve.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the egg yolks and sugar on medium-high speed for 4 minutes, or until very thick. Reduce to low speed, and add the cornstarch.
• With the mixer still on low, slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture. Pour the mixture into a medium saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 7 minutes. Don't be alarmed when the custard comes to a boil and appears to curdle; switch to a whisk and beat vigorously. Cook, whisking constantly, for another 2 minutes; the custard will come together and become very thick, like pudding. Stir in the vanilla, Cognac, butter, and heavy cream. Pour the custard through a sieve into a bowl. Place plastic wrap directly on the custard and refrigerate until cold.

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide into five portions. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of five ungreased 4-in. fluted tart pans with removable bottoms; place on a baking sheet., For cream cheese filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Divide evenly among pastries., For strawberry-rhubarb filling, in a large saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in strawberries and rhubarb; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened; spoon over cream cheese mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until filling is set. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour., For drizzle, in a small saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl; stir in rum. Press waxed paper onto surface of cream mixture. Cool to room temperature., Sprinkle almonds over tarts; drizzle with cream mixture. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

MINI STRAWBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease mini muffin pans.
• Place cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour, one cup at a time, until all is incorporated. Roll dough into 70 small balls, and press each into a mini muffin pan cup to form the pastry crusts.
• Bake crusts in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to cool.
• Stir gelatin, sugar, and food coloring into the boiling water. Place over high heat; bring back to a boil. Stir together cornstarch and water to make a paste. Stir the cornstarch mixture in the boiling gelatin until dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Spoon cooled gelatin mixture evenly into tart shells. Push a strawberry half down into each tart. If desired, top each tart with a small amount of whipped cream or whipped topping just before serving.

STRAWBERRY CREAM TARTS

Steps:

• Brush insides of tart shells with egg whites. Place on two baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks., In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and flour; gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot milk mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter and lemon juice. Refrigerate until chilled., Just before serving, spoon custard into shells; top with strawberries and blueberries. Spoon jelly over fruit.

STRAWBERRY TARTS WITH CREAM

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1 cup sugar until pale and fluffy. Add yolks, and beat until just incorporated. Add flour and salt, and beat until just incorporated. Shape dough into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour (or up to 3 days).
• Roll out each disk into an 11-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Fit each round into the bottoms and up the sides of a 9-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Prick the bottoms of dough with a fork, and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush crusts with egg wash. Bake, pressing down crusts if they start to bubble, until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, and remove from pans.
• Trim strawberries to about the same height. Heat preserves in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until loose. Strain through a fine sieve. You will have about 1 cup of solids. Spread 1/2 cup solids over bottom of each tart. Arrange strawberries in a single layer over the top, placing cut sides down. Brush strawberries with just enough warm glaze to make berries shiny. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
• Beat cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar just until thickened. Cut each tart into quarters, and serve slices topped with whipped cream.

MINI STRAWBERRY RHUBARB TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• On large cutting board, unroll pie crust. Using 2-inch round cutter, cut pie crust into 9 rounds. Press each round into bottom of muffin cup.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add rhubarb; cook about 5 minutes or until slightly softened. Reduce heat to medium. Add strawberries, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and almond extract; cook about 10 minutes, stirring every minute to keep mixture from burning on bottom of skillet, until mixture is the thickness of strawberry preserves.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons rhubarb-strawberry mixture into each crust-lined muffin cup.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges of crust are light golden brown. Remove from muffin cups to cooling rack. Cool about 15 minutes.
• To serve, top each tart with whipped cream. Garnish with fresh strawberries.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package. Roll dough into 32 (1-inch balls); place in greased muffin cups. Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese, milk and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fill each cookie cup with rounded teaspoonful of filling. Top each cookie with decorating icing and sprinkles. Store in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• For the dough, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium speed until very soft and light. Beat in the vanilla and the yolk and continue beating until smooth and shiny, about 3 more minutes. Stop the mixer, sift the cake flour and add to the butter mixture. Pulse the mixer on and off to incorporate the flour. Scrape the dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap and chill it until firm.
• For the almond filling, combine almond paste, sugar, yolk and zest and beat by machine until smooth. Beat in butter, scrape bowl and beaters and beat in eggs. Continue beating until light.
• Stir in flour. Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll one piece at a time on a floured surface. Use each piece of dough to line a 3 to 4 inch diameter tart pan. Mass the scraps together after rolling the dough for the first four pans and line the last two.
• Arrange the sliced berries evenly on the crust in each pan, then top with the almond filling, spreading it evenly with a metal spatula. Strew evenly with the sliced almonds.
• Bake the tarts at 350 degrees about 25 minutes, until dough is baked through and filling is set.
• Cool in pan, unmold and dust with confectioners' sugar. Decorate each tart with a few whole berries.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, thawed strawberries, and any strawberry juice in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil, being careful not to burn the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 30 minutes. Place syrup in the refrigerator to chill, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 24-cup mini muffin tins.
• Cut butter into flour until well mixed and granular. Mix in just enough water (1 tablespoon at a time) to make a dough.
• Roll dough on a floured working surface with a floured rolling pin until very thin and almost transparent. Use a large round cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough. Lightly press circles into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, and whipping cream together until well mixed.
• Fill each cooled pastry crust with cream cheese filling, then drizzle with strawberry syrup and garnish with mint leaves.

STRAWBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE TARTS

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottoms and up the sides of two greased 4-in. fluted tart pans with removable bottoms. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., Place cream in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 15-20 seconds or until cream comes to a boil. Add white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature., Pour filling into crusts; arrange strawberries over top. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over tarts. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

STRAWBERRY SODA TARTS

Steps:

• For the tart dough: Combine the butter, confectioners' sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape down the edges of the bowl halfway through.
• Meanwhile, combine the flour and salt in a separate bowl. Combine the egg yolks and vanilla in another bowl.
• While the mixer is running, gradually add the egg yolk mixture to the butter mixture. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl, then mix until fully incorporated. Stop the mixer and add the flour mixture. Mix just until incorporated. Add the cream and mix just until incorporated (do not overmix).
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and press to flatten it into a disk. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Roll the chilled dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is 1/8-inch thick. Stamp out 12 disks from the dough with a 5-inch round cutter; you will have to reroll the
• scraps at least once to get 12.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fit the dough rounds into twelve 3-inch pastry rings. Refrigerate while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Just before baking, trim any excess dough from the pastry rings with a paring knife. Bake until the pastry is light golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool and remove the rings.
• For the strawberry filling: Hull and finely dice the strawberries. Place in a small bowl and stir in the jam. Place 2 teaspoons of filling into each cooled tart shell.
• For the mascarpone mousse: Place the water in a small microwave-safe cup. Sprinkle the gelatin over top and let sit for 5 minutes to bloom. After it blooms, microwave the mixture for 10 seconds or until it melts. Make sure it does not get hot.
• Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip in the confectioners' sugar and zest. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• Remove the whisk attachment and fit the mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat the cream cheese and mascarpone until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. Beat in the gelatin mixture. Working in 2 batches, fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture with a rubber spatula until there are no streaks of whipped cream.
• Transfer the mousse to a disposable pastry bag. Snip off the tip. Pipe the mousse on top of the strawberry jam. Place a slice of strawberry on top of each. Refrigerate until the mousse is set, at least 1 hour.
• For the strawberry soda gelée: Place 1/4 cup of the strawberry soda in a small microwave-safe cup. Sprinkle the gelatin over top and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Microwave the gelatin for 10 seconds or until it melts. Make sure it does not get hot. Combine the remaining 1 1/4 cups soda with the gelatin in a large liquid measuring cup (allow the fizzle to subside). Slowly pour the gelée over the set mousse. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

EASY STRAWBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Boil together corn starch, salt, and water until clear, stirring constantly.
• Add Jello; cool the mixture while you wash and slice strawberries into quarters (use halves if you're making one large pie).
• Pile strawberries into tart shells; carefully top strawberries with jello mix. Try to cover the strawberries without having jello oozing off the tart shell. This can be a delicate procedure!
• Cool until jello sets; serve topped with whipped cream, if desired.

INDIVIDUAL STRAWBERRY & ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Unravel the pastry and prick the surface with a fork. Cut out 6 squares and place them on a non-stick baking tray.
• Lightly brush the edges of the squares with melted butter and place a couple of slices of marzipan on the top of each. Lay 2 rows of strawberry slices down the side of each tart and a third over the gap in the middle. Drizzle the tarts with a little melted butter and scatter with sugar. Bake for about 20-25 mins, until golden brown on the base. Scatter the toasted almonds over the top and serve with White chocolate ice cream.

STRAWBERRY COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat melted chips, cream cheese, whipped topping, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Spread about 1 heaping tablespoon onto each cookie. Top with sliced strawberries. Refrigerate until serving.

STRAWBERRY JAM TARTS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg and beat.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Roll out dough to 1/8" thick.
• Cut the dough with solid shape cookie cutters such as hearts, christmas trees, etc.
• With very small cookie cutter of same shape, cut out centers of half of the shapes. (The outside edge pieces go on top of the solid shapes).
• Gather up bits of cut-out centers and roll out again, repeating til all dough is used up.
• Place whole shapes onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Top each cookie center with a teaspoons or so of strawberry jam.
• Place cookie shape with cut-out center on top.
• Seal outside edges all the way around with tines of fork. Pressing to seal.
• Sprinkle edges with colored sugar.
• Bake in 350° oven for 11-13 minutes.
• These do not brown.

STRAWBERRY-CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Beat together cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth.
• 2. Add cool whip and beat on low speed until thoroughly mixed with cream cheese mixture.
• 3. Spoon cream cheese mixture into phyllo tart shells. Layer two strawberry slices on top of each tart and drizzle with a bit of chocolate syrup.
• 4. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HEAVENLY STRAWBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, milk, sour cream and vanilla. Spoon into crusts. Combine the strawberries and glaze; spoon over cream cheese. Refrigerate until serving.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB MINIATURE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups.
• Stir pretzel crumbs, butter, walnuts, brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, and cardamom in a bowl until mixture is well combined and loose. Spoon pretzel mixture into the bottom of prepared muffin cups, filling them about 1/4 full. Press the crust down.
• Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl until frothy, and mix in raw sugar, self-rising flour, and vanilla extract to make a batter; stir in rhubarb and strawberries. Spoon fruit mixture over pretzel crust, filling muffin cups to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the fruit filling is bubbling and golden brown on top, about 30 minutes. Cool 10 to 15 minutes; serve warm.

MINI WILD STRAWBERRY TARTS - BARQUETTES DE FRAISES DES BOIS

Steps:

• First make your pastry. Place the flour and sugar in a food processor and whizz for thirty seconds. Turn the processor back on and add the chilled butter and finally the egg. If the pastry needs a little more liquid add a spot of water until the dough rolls cleanly round the bowl. Wrap your pastry in Clingfilm and chill for half an hour whilst you prepare the tartlet tins and strawberries.
• Taste one of your strawberries to judge their sweetness. If they are sweet and luscious, as fraises des bois generally are, they will only need hulling, rinsing and a final dressing with the sugar syrup. If they're a little too tart, rinse them, lay them on a plate and sprinkle with caster sugar to give them a bit of a boost.
• Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Butter your barquette or round tart tins, take the pastry out of the fridge and roll it out. Line each tin and prick the bottoms well. Bake in the oven for about fifteen to twenty minutes, but keep an eye on them, they may need pricking again. Leave to cool.
• Make a simple sugar syrup by boiling two tablespoons of caster sugar with the water for two minutes or so. Allow to cool. Mix the icing sugar & vanilla essence with the crème fraiche and chill.
• When you are ready to serve your barquettes/tarts, spread them with crème fraiche mixture; sit the strawberries on top and brush with the glaze.

STRAWBERRY "POP-TARTS"

Steps:

• Whisk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, coarse salt, and sugar in large bowl. Add butter. Using fingertips or back of fork, blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add ice water by tablespoonfuls, tossing until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide in half; shape each half into disk. Wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour.
• Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough on floured surface to about 13x11 inches. Trim to 12x10-inch rectangle, then cut into eight 5x3-inch rectangles.
• Arrange 4 rectangles, spaced apart, on each sheet. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons preserves in row down center of each rectangle. Top preserves with second dough rectangle. Using fingertips, gently press all edges of each tart to seal; press all edges with tines of fork to double-seal. Using toothpick, poke a few holes in center of top dough rectangle. Cover; freeze tarts on sheets at least 2 hours and up to 1 week.
• Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Bake frozen tarts uncovered until golden, reversing sheets after 15 minutes, 25 to 30 minutes total (some preserves may leak out). Immediately transfer tarts to rack. Sift powdered sugar lightly over. Serve warm or at room temperature with fresh berries.