Portions: 12 (aprox.) Calories: 275kcal |
What's not to love in these amazing mini puff pastry tarts recipe filled with pineapple and coconut and topped with a cute meringue rosette? You would think that this takes hours to make, fear not, these are actually quite easy and quick to make.
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- Last revised . Published Nov 25, 2013.Why I ā¤ļø it Recipe Ingredients Preparation
Mini puff pastry tarts
Why I ā¤ļø it
I am a little obsessed with bite-sized desserts, they look dainty, refined. But they are also a guilt-free way to have that little bit of sweet in our lives. And I absolutely love this puff pastry cups dessert.
With a creamy filling with coconut and pineapples, and topped with a cute meringue rosette, this mini puff pastry tarts are like a bit of all our favorite things in a bite, and each layer of pastry is but a few atoms thick, lightly floating above each other, and with each bite, they dissolve into buttery goodness.
Coconut pineapple puff pastry tarts recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups of minced fresh pineapple (approximately 1 pound [0.4 kg])
- 3 cups of grated fresh coconut
- ā cup of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour, plus extra for working the pastry
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 1 box of puff pastry sheets, thawed but chilled
- 2 egg yolks, whisked
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup of powdered white sugar
Preparation
Before starting, please make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.
Step 1: Make the filling
To make the filling, pulse pineapple in the food processor until it has nearly the same texture as the grated coconut.
Combine pineapple and coconut. Mix in brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, salt and cinnamon powder.
Step 2: Heat the mix
Heat the pineapple mix in a medium saucepan over low heat until it has the consistency of a thick marmalade.
Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Step 3: Heat the oven
In the meantime, heat the oven to 400 ĀŗF [200 ĀŗC].
Step 4: Make the cups
To make the cups, sprinkle flour on the clean counter and roll the puff pastry sheets out using a rolling pin. Sheet should be about ā -inch [0.25 cm] thick.
Cut circles with a 3ā [7.25 cm] cookie cutter or similarly sized cup and a sharp paring knife.
Step 5: Mold
Place the circles in mini-muffin molds and paint the inside with the yolk. Fill each little cup with 1 tablespoon of the filling.
Step 6: Bake
Bake the cups for 20 minutes, or until the cups are golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool on a wire tray to room temperature.
Step 7: Make the meringue
In the meantime, whisk the egg white with the wire attachment over high speed. When it forms peaks sift in the powdered sugar and whisk until it forms stiff peaks (3-5 mins).
Pipe meringue on each mini-tart and broil until the meringue is slightly browned (about a minute, keep an eye on it). You can also do this with a torch, if you have one. It isn't strictly necessary, so you may skip this step if you wish.
Top tips
- If you buy frozen puff pastry rolls, remember to thaw them, preferably overnight beforehand, but keep chilled in the refrigerator.
- Do you have pineapple left over, try this pineapple mocktail, or this fermented drink made from pineapple rinds and core. Or make these pineapple cookies with any remaining crushed pineapple.
Variations
While I highly recommend this pineapple and coconut filling, you can make this with many other store-bought marmalades and jam; make sure that they are firm and not watery.
You can skip the meringue altogether. if you wish.
Though that would complicate things more, you can also make puff pastry from scratch at home.
If you are looking for more bite-sized desserts to serve, these matcha brownies are really nice too.
Nutritional information
Calories: 275kcal - Carbohydrates: 33g - Protein: 3g - Fat: 15g - Saturated Fat: 8g - Cholesterol: 33mg - Sodium: 164mg - Potassium: 144mg - Fiber: 3g - Sugar: 19g - Vitamin A: 65IU - Vitamin C: 18.7mg - Calcium: 19mg - Iron: 1.3mg
FAQs
How to store puff pastry tarts?
You can store them without the meringue in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to a week.
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Puff Pastry Pineapple and Coconut Mini Tarts
Ingredients
- 1 pound of fresh pineapple minced (aprox. 3 cups)
- 3 cups of freshly-grated coconut
- ā cup of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour plus extra for working the pastry
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 1 box of pastry puff sheets
- 2 egg yolks whisked
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup powdered white sugar
Instructions
Step 1: Make the filling
- To make the filling, pulseĀ pineappleĀ in the food processor until it has nearly the same texture as the grated coconut.Combine pineapple andĀ coconut. Mix inĀ brown sugar, 1 tablespoon ofĀ flour,Ā saltĀ andĀ cinnamon powder.
Step 2: Heat the mix
- Heat the pineapple mix in a medium saucepan over low heat until it has the consistency of a thick marmalade.Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Step 3: Heat the oven
- In the meantime, heat the oven to 400 ĀŗF [200 ĀŗC].
Step 4: Make the cups
- To make the cups, sprinkle flour on the clean counter and roll theĀ puff pastryĀ sheets out using a rolling pin. Sheet should be about ā -inch [0.25 cm] thick.Cut circles with a 3ā [7.25 cm] cookie cutter or similarly sized cup and a sharp paring knife.
Step 5: Mold
- Place the circles in mini-muffin molds and paint the inside with theĀ yolk. Fill each little cup with 1 tablespoon of the filling.
Step 6: Bake
- Bake the cups for 20 minutes, or until the cups are golden brown.Remove from the oven and cool on a wire tray to room temperature.
Step 7: Make the meringue
- In the meantime, whisk theĀ egg whiteĀ with the wire attachment over high speed. When it forms peaks sift in theĀ powdered sugarĀ and whisk until it forms stiff peaks (3-5 mins).Pipe meringue on each mini-tart and broil until the meringue is slightly browned (about a minute). You can also do this with a torch, if you have one. It isn't strictly necessary, so you may skip this step if you wish.
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By Tia Clara
, published Nov 25, 2013 on
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
These are so stinking cute!
Shirley from Rhubarb Whine
What pretty little tarts!