Description
Delightful mini desserts featuring a creamy filling topped with cherry jam, crunchy pistachios, and fresh cherries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 cups cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cherry jam
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/2 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a mini tartlet pan or muffin tin by lightly greasing it or lining it with paper liners.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in a medium bowl, stirring until it resembles wet sand.
- Spoon the mixture into each tartlet cavity, pressing it down firmly to create a uniform base.
- Bake the crusts for 8-10 minutes until golden brown, then allow them to cool completely.
- Beat the softened cream cheese until smooth, then add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until fully combined.
- Fill each cooled tartlet shell with the cream cheese mixture, smoothing it out gently with a spatula.
- Top each tartlet with cherry jam, spreading it evenly over the cream cheese layer.
- Sprinkle chopped pistachios and fresh cherries on top for added flavor and color.
- Refrigerate the tartlets for at least 2 hours to let flavors meld and chill.
- Serve and enjoy the delightful flavors!
Notes
For extra flavor, consider adding a pinch of almond extract to the cream cheese mixture. Substitute different fruit jams as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tartlet
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 25mg