Mini Tart Shells

Description

These mini tart shells are crisp, buttery, and lightly sweet—perfect as a base for fruit tarts, chocolate ganache, lemon curd, or cream fillings. Simple ingredients, big payoff.


Ingredients

  • 8 tbsp (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour

📝 Notes

  • If using salted butter, omit the added salt
  • For extra tenderness, you can replace 2 tbsp flour with cornstarch

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy
  2. Mix in the salt
  3. Add flour and mix just until a soft dough forms
  4. Press dough evenly into mini tart molds
  5. Chill for 15–20 minutes (important for shape)
  6. Bake at 170°C / 340°F for 12–15 minutes, until lightly golden
  7. Cool completely before removing from molds
  8. Fill as desired

Tips for Success

  • Don’t overmix once flour is added
  • Press dough thinly and evenly for crisp shells
  • Chill before baking to prevent shrinking
  • Let cool fully—shells firm up as they cool

Serving Ideas

  • Lemon curd + berries
  • Chocolate ganache + sea salt
  • Vanilla pastry cream + fruit
  • Savory fillings if sugar is reduced

Perfect for challenges, prep-ahead desserts, and endless fillings 💛🥧

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