These elegant little tarts
are quick and easy to prepare thanks to ready-to-use puff pastry
tartlet shells and a simple mascarpone filling laced with orange
liqueur, topped with fresh sliced strawberries glazed with melted
red currant jelly.
Mascarpone
Phyllo Berry Tartlets
- 6 frozen puff pastry tartlet
shells
1/2 cup Wisconsin Mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange liqueur, plus 1 tablespoon, divided
2 tablespoons red currant jelly
1/2 cup thinly sliced strawberries
- Bake pastry shells at
400°F (205°C) for 25 minutes; cool.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl,
using an electric mixer, beat cheese with powdered sugar and
2 tablespoons liqueur until smooth and fluffy.
- In small saucepan over
medium heat, heat jelly with remaining 1 tablespoon liqueur,
stirring until jelly melts.
- Spoon cheese filling into
tartlet shells. Arrange one or two strawberry slices over filling
on each tartlet. With small pastry brush, brush glaze over strawberries
and onto edges of tartlets.
Makes 6 tartlets.
Note: Substitute same quantity
of any other berry.
Recipe provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk
Marketing Board, Inc.