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    Published: Jun 5, 2021 · 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

    Healthier Mini Fruit Tarts

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    My husband, Marco, loves these fruit tarts so much! I mean, what's not to like right? Flaky buttery spelt tart shells with healthier pastry cream and topped with fruits. These tarts are delicious regardless when and what season you make them.

    Healthier fruit tarts on a rack with fruits in the background view from front

    These are healthier fruit tarts because I'm tweaking the shells and pastry cream recipes by using healthier wholesome ingredients.

    The shells - Are made using 100% whole grain spelt flour. You'll notice a touch of nutty flavour to them. They're flaky and buttery, have no refined-sugar. Very versatile as with just a minor change, you can use them for both sweet and savoury. Definitely a keeper!

    Close up of healthier fruit tart

    The pastry cream - It's also made without refined-sugar. It's thick, creamy and mildly sweet. Perfect not only for these fruit tarts but for everything that you can imagine.

    Use whatever fruits of your liking and decorate them as you wish.

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    • Tips To Prevent Tarts Getting Soggy
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    How Advance Can I Make These?

    Healthier fruit tarts on a rack view from top

    I'd say you can make the shells and the pastry cream 1 or 2 days in advance. Just keep the shells in an air tight container at room temperature, and the pastry cream chilled in the fridge.

    On the day of, you can slice your fruits and make the honey glaze, if you want. Then just before serving, you assemble everything.

    I don't recommend you to assemble them too far ahead of time as the shells would get soggy from the humidity of the pastry cream.

    Tips To Prevent Tarts Getting Soggy

    Piping pastry cream into spelt tart shell

    Ok, so if you really really really need to assemble them ahead of time, say 1 day ahead then here are some extra steps that you could do to prevent the shells from getting soggy.

    Once your shells are cooled, paint the insides with some melted chocolate (of your choice). This will create a layer that's going to prevent the humidity from seeping into the shells.

    Then you fill them, and decorate as you wish. Make sure you glaze the fruits else they'd look a bit sad sitting around too long.

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    Recipe Video

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    Healthier fruit tarts on a rack

    Healthier Mini Fruit Tarts

    These healthier mini fruit tarts are evergreen, they're delicious regardless what season you're in. Flaky buttery spelt shells with healthier pastry cream, topped with fruits of your choosing. Yum!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Servings: 10 tarts
    Prep Time: 30 mins
    Cook Time: 30 mins
    Chill Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

    Ingredients 

    Spelt Tart Shells

    • 1 spelt tart shells recipe , click here

    Healthier Pastry Cream

    • 1 healthier pastry cream recipe , click here

    Honey Glaze

    • 1 tablespoon honey (20 g)
    • 1 teaspoon water

    Toppings

    • fruits of your choice
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    Instructions

    • Prepare the shells and pastry cream up to 1 day ahead. Keep the shells in an air tight container at room temperature, the pastry cream chill in the fridge.

    Honey Glaze

    • Mix in a bowl, set aside. If your honey is very liquid, then omit the water. We just want a consistency that can be applied easily.

    Assembling

    • Assemble just when you're about to serve. Whisk the pastry cream using a handheld whisk until it becomes smooth and silky again. Put inside a piping bag and pipe into the shells.
    • Place fruits on top. Brush some honey glaze on the fruits to make them look shiny and beautiful (optional). Serve and enjoy!
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    1. Fran says

      February 12, 2022 at 10:10 am

      5 stars
      Wow thanks so much for an easy fruit tart recipe using healthier alternatives! This was my first time making a tart and your video was really well made, and instructions were easy to follow. Tasted awesome too. However, next time I’ll definitely need to double up the recipe!
      Also for anyone wondering, I didn’t have a crust mould so I actually just put cupcake paper moulds into a muffin tray and used that, worked fine, obviously didn’t come out as pretty as the recipe’s but ima call it rustic 🙂 Also! These are actually for a dinner gathering tomorrow so I’m making ahead, I lined the tart crust with melted Lindt choc

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      • Bea says

        February 12, 2022 at 4:19 pm

        Yeay! Happy to know that, Fran! I'm all about easy doable recipes at home that taste delish (heavily biased here 😁). Good to know that lining with cupcake papers worked also. Thanks for leaving your comment and sharing your ways. Have fun tomorrow!

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