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Mini Plum Tarts

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Individual Plum Tarts are a light and impressive dessert. Using only 8 ingredients, including frozen puff pastry, they are surprisingly quick and easy to prepare.

  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 1 (17.3-ounce) package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 6 ripe but slightly firm plums – see Note below
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, plus whole leaves for garnish
  • 3 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup apricot jam
  • Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 puff pastry sheet until very thin. Cut into 3 (6-inch) circles. Pierce the bottom all over with a fork.
  3. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet; you will have a total of 6 rounds.
  4. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and brush with melted butter. Set aside.
  5. Pit plums and cut each into 16 slices (around 1/4-inch thick).
  6. In a medium mixing bowl, combine plums, sugar, mint, lemon zest and cinnamon.
  7. Arrange on top of the pastry, placing the plum slices on their side, forming a pinwheel. Fold over edges of the pastry up to (but not over) the plums, to form a small rim.
  8. In a small saucepan, melt the jam over medium heat, stirring. Remove from heat; brush lightly over the top of the plums with a basting brush.
  9. Bake about 30 minutes or just until the crusts are done and the fruit is starting to bubble and get juicy (watch carefully so they don’t get overdone).
  10. Serve at room temperature, placing a small scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center, if desired.
  11. Garnish with whole mint leaves.

Notes

Note on plums: I recommend using red or purple plums like Elephant Heart – they have great color (red inside, dark red/purple outside) – and are commonly available.

Make Ahead: Tarts can be made earlier in the day, cooled, covered and kept at room temperature

  • Author: (From "Fresh Tastes" by Lee Clayton Roper)
  • Category: desserts, quick and easy
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: French