Dessert for 4
Miniature Almond Tarts
Cream cheese pastry holds almond filling, then bakes into small tarts finished with sweet icing and cherry halves.
Typical price
$17.10for 4 servings
$4.27 per serving$17.10 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: tasteofhome.com
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 9.5 oz | $3.80Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 6 oz | $4.20Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.03Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 0.9 lb | $4.49Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $17.10 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 oz almond paste
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 1/2 tsp 2% milk
- 48 maraschino cherry halves
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and soften 1 cup butter and the cream cheese.
- Mix the softened butter, cream cheese, and flour into a soft dough.
- Press the dough into 24 greased mini muffin cups and chill it for 10 minutes.
- Beat the almond paste, eggs, sugar, and 3 tablespoons butter, then divide the filling among the cups.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until the pastry is set and the egg filling is firm.
- Mix the confectioners' sugar with the milk, drizzle it over the cooled tarts, and top each with two cherry halves.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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