Berry Tartlets

Makes 12 Berry Tartlets

Ingredients

Tartlet Shells

• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ tablespoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 2-3 tablespoons ice cold water

Easy Vanilla Pastry Cream

• 1-14 oz package of vanilla pudding
• 1 cup cold milk
• 2 cups heavy cream, whipped

Berries

• Fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
• Fresh blueberries, cleaned
• Fresh blackberries, cleaned
  

Equipment 

• Silicone Muffin Pan
• Piping Bag
• Coupler
• Large Round Tip

Instructions

Make tartlet shells – 

1. Place the flour, salt, and sugar into a food processor and pulse until well combined. Cube butter and add half to the food processor; pulse. Add the other half of butter cubes; pulse. Mixture should resemble a coarse meal with pieces no larger than peas. Add two tablespoons of ice cold water to the food processor bowl and pulse several times. Then add more ice water, slowly, a teaspoon at a time, pulsing several times after each addition, until the mixture just barely begins to clump together.

2. Remove the crumbly mixture from the food processor and place on a clean flat surface. Using your hands, press the dough together to form a ball. Form the ball into a disk 1/4” thick. Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for one hour.

3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Place the dough on a floured surface and cut out 3” rounds using a biscuit cutter. Fit each round into silicone muffin pan reservoirs. Prick the bottom of each with a fork. Place a small round of parchment paper in the bottom of each unbaked tart shell and add dry beans.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes and then invert the pan to remove tart shells. Cool on a cooling rack.

Make Easy Vanilla Pastry Cream – Whisk milk and instant pudding until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whip heavy cream on high using a stand mixer and whisk attachment. Whisk until soft peaks form. Fold pudding mixture into whipped heavy cream. 

Assemble Tartlets – Fit a pastry bag with your favorite tip and pipe into tart shells. Arrange berries on top. Serve immediately.