Strawberry Tarts are very much part of a British summer, the tarts are usually made with sweet shortcrust pastry, but this time I’ve made puff pastry tarts with ready-made puff pastry and filled them with creme patisserie rather than whipped cream.
When I saw that ‘Summer Berries’ was the theme for the June Tea Time Treats challenge run by Karen at Lavender and Lovage and Kate at What Kate Baked, I decided to have a go at making them myself. As a bonus, strawberries are the ‘One Ingredient’ for the One Ingredient challenge run by Laura, How to Cook Good Food and her co-host Nazima, Working London Mummy who is hosting this month.
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Recipe for Strawberry Tarts
Strawberry Tarts
Easy puff pastry cases make a perfect base for sweet summer strawberries and a strawberry sauce.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 273kcal
Ingredients
- 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
- 8 large strawberries plus extra for garnish
- 2 tbsp strawberry jam
- 1 egg white
For the Creme Patisserie
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 50 g caster sugar
- 15 g cornflour
- 175 g milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 15 g butter
Instructions
- Using a large pastry cutter, cut out 8 circles of puff pastry. Using a small cutter, mark the centre (do not cut all the way through).
- Place the circles on a piece of baking parchment on a baking tray, brush with egg white and sprinkle with caster sugar.
- 3. Bake at 220C for about 10 minutes until risen and golden. Leave to cool
- Make the creme patisserie: Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until it becomes pale and fluffy, add the cornflour and mix thoroughly.
- Heat the milk in a pan until nearly boiling, pour slowly over the egg mixture beating all the time, return the mixture to the pan and add the vanilla extract.6. Heat gently until it comes to the boil, continue to cook for 2 minutes until it has thickened, add a knob of butter to add a little gloss to the sauce
- Pour into a bowl (if you have any lumps, you can sieve it into the bowl), cover with cling film and chill.
- Sieve the jam to make a smooth glaze.
To assemble
- Carefully cut the centre circle out of the baked pastry circles and remove the centre of the shell.
- Put a teaspoon of jam in the bottom of each of the cases.
- Add 3 tsp of creme patisserie into the case
- Place a large strawberry on top of the creme patisserie. Spoon over more strawberry glaze.
- Slice a strawberry into a fan to garnish (optional)
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 16.3mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
While puff pastry isn’t traditional for strawberry tarts and whipped cream is a more usual base for the strawberry, this recipe worked really well with the pastry adding a lovely light, sweet crunch to the strawberry and creme patisserie.
Tips for Quick and Easy Strawberry Tarts
If you want an even easier way to make these tarts, buy some vol-au-vent cases and a high quality ready made chilled vanilla custard and you can assemble these Strawberry Tarts in no time at all.
These are so cute and they look so tasty…I love that they're bitesize too…a good excuse to eat several!! 🙂
gorgeous little treats. YUM!
These are absolutely gorgeous Janice. 🙂
Love the puff pastry tarts – great idea! Please send me a plateful 🙂
They look so yummy and so stylish! I love strawberries and this looks like one of the better ways to eat them!
What a good idea, and so summery. I love shop bought puff pastry. It works so well and the look of these pastries is so impressive , just like something you would pick up in a French patisserie.
Thanks so much for entering One Ingredient this month! xx
They look so pretty – perfect little bites to end a meal!
They just look so chic and propper! I'd love them with a cup of tea right now! My only issue is that I'm not a huge fan of custard although I'm sure I could be persuaded!!
I think this one is just not fair! I have a strawberry allergy…and things like this are just sent to make me feel jealous!
Sorry Fiona, that must be very frustrating.
BEAUTIFUL tarts and photos Janice and a PERFECT Tea Time Treats entry too….thanks so much for embracing BERRIES! Karen
What cheery little tarts- perfect to counteract the soggy summer we've had so far! Thank you ever so much Janice for entering TTT!
Ooh strawberry tarts. Now you really are talking summer deliciousness. I can’t wait to make a batch of these when the weather warms up and eat them sitting in the garden.
I know, I love summer and strawberries. This is such a quick and easy way to make a decadent treat!