Description
Delicate Honey Apricot Tarts with flaky pastry, juicy apricots, and a sweet honey glaze, perfect for dessert or brunch
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour: 1 1/4 cups, provides structure for the flaky pastry
- Unsalted Butter: 1/2 cup cold cubed, brings flakiness and richness
- Granulated Sugar: 1/4 cup, lightly sweetens the dough
- Salt: 1/4 teaspoon, enhances flavor
- Ice Water: 3 to 4 tablespoons, binds the dough and keeps it tender
- Fresh Apricots: 6 halved and pitted, provide natural sweetness and juiciness
- Honey: 3 tablespoons, adds fragrance and glossy finish
- Almond Meal: 2 tablespoons optional, absorbs extra juice and adds texture
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon, adds warmth and depth
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and prepare a baking sheet or tart pan
- Combine Ingredients: Mix flour, sugar, and salt, cut in butter until crumbly, add ice water gradually and chill dough for 20 minutes
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Roll out dough, fit into tart pans or muffin tins, prick base lightly
- Assemble the Dish: Place apricot halves cut side up, sprinkle almond meal if using, brush lightly with honey
- Cook to Perfection: Bake 25 to 30 minutes until crust is golden and fruit soft
- Finishing Touches: Brush remaining honey on top and allow to cool slightly
- Serve and Enjoy: Serve warm or at room temperature
Notes
- Use ripe apricots for best flavor
- Chill dough before rolling to maintain flakiness
- Brush honey after baking for shine
- Do not overbake fruit to keep it juicy
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg