Elegant Cherry Pistachio Tartlets
Delightful tartlets filled with creamy cream cheese, topped with cherry jam and crunchy pistachios. Perfect for gatherings!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 125 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 cups cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cherry jam
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/2 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Lightly grease a mini tartlet pan or line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in a medium bowl.
- Spoon the graham cracker mixture into each tartlet cavity, pressing down firmly.
- Bake the crusts for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Let them cool completely.
- Beat the softened cream cheese until smooth, then mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Spoon the cream cheese filling into each tartlet shell and smooth it out.
- Top each tartlet with cherry jam, spreading it evenly.
- Sprinkle chopped pistachios and fresh cherries on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
For gluten-free options, use gluten-free graham cracker crumbs. To enhance flavor, you can add almond extract to the filling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tartlet
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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