Description
Festive Cranberry Cream Tartlets are delightful mini desserts featuring a crispy tart shell filled with a tangy cranberry mixture and topped with fluffy whipped cream, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package pre-made mini tart shells (or homemade pastry dough)
- 1 egg wash (1 egg + 1 tbsp water, beaten)
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Holiday sprinkles (red, green, gold)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and brush tart shells lightly with egg wash.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until golden and crisp. Let cool.
- In a saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and zest. Cook over medium heat until berries burst and mixture thickens.
- Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook until glossy. Cool completely before filling tart shells.
- Whip cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
- Fill each tart shell with cranberry mixture and pipe whipped cream swirls on top. Decorate with festive sprinkles.
Notes
- For a homemade tart shell, use your favorite pastry dough recipe.
- Ensure the cranberry filling is completely cooled before filling the tart shells to prevent sogginess.
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness of the cranberry filling by adding more or less sugar based on your taste.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tartlet
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg