After enjoying filled cookies made with sweetened condensed milk dough (click HERE for the recipe), I knew I wanted to use this dough in more than one way. The following tasty mini tarts are the result of this decision.
The dough is very quick and easy to assemble, and has a delicate flavor and soft texture. Since this time I wanted to use it to create mini tart shells, I omitted the baking powder from the ingredients, in order to get a bit firmer dough. This worked well, and the dough kept its shape while baking.
As I’m planing to serve these mini tarts for the Jewish New Year, (which will start this coming Friday), I chose the tasty traditional combination of apple and honey, which symbolizes the expectations for a sweet new year. To this, I also added some fresh pineapple, which paired beautifully with the apples and honey, and created a highly aromatic and tasty filling for the tarts. Try it and enjoy.
Notes:
* Another tasty option for the filling is to use quince jam (click HERE for recipe). Other thick jams can also be used.
Makes: 24 cookies
Prep time: 30 minutes
Chilling time: 30 minutes and up to overnight
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Baking time: 25-30 minutes
Ingredients:
For the dough:
1 L egg, at room temperature
½ cup condensed sweetened milk
1½ cups flour
¼ tsp salt
For the filling:
3 medium apples, peeled, cored and cubed
2 cups fresh pineapple, cubed
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup honey
¼ cup water
1. The dough: in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and condensed milk. Add the flour and salt, and mix with a spatula (the dough is quite sticky at first). Knead briefly, adding a bit of flour if needed, and wrap with wax paper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to overnight (which is what I did).
2. The filling: place the cubed apples and pineapple in a medium bowl, and blend with a hand blander. Transfer the mixture into a medium pot, add the sugar, honey and water and mix. Cook over medium-high heat, mixing, and bring to the verge of boiling. Lower the heat to medium and cook for about 25 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the liquids evaporate. Spread the mixture in a flat container to cool. Cover and keep in the fridge until ready to use. (This can be done a day in advance.)
3. Preheat the oven to 340F (170C). Prepare a 24 cup mini muffin pan.
4. Divide the dough into four equal portions. Roll each portion, on a lightly floured working space, to thickness of about 1/8” (0.3cm). Using a 3¼” (8.25cm) flower shaped cookie cutter, cut out discs from each portion and gently press then into the muffin pan cups. Briefly knead the scrapes together, roll them again, and cut the remaining discs. Fill each dough disc with the apple-pineapple mixture.
5. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the edges of the dough are golden brown, and the filling is set. Place on a rack, to cool to room temperature, before serving.
Aren’t these beautiful! I love that you added the pineapple.
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Thank you Dorothy, I’m glad you liked these mini tarts. They came out so pretty and tasty, with wonderful aroma from the pineapple and honey. I’ll be making a few batches of these this weekend. 🙂
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Oh cute!
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Thank you Saania! 🙂
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These look so pretty!
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Thank you Myra! 🙂
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Looks delicious and pretty.
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Thank you Rozina! 🙂
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My pleasure 😊🌹
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I won’t ever make these, but they sure are pretty!
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Thank you Mimi, I’m glad you liked them. 🙂
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They are beautiful. And, I’m sure, are delicious.
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Thank you Neil, so nice to hear. They were indeed very delicious. 🙂
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pretty! yummy! and ideal for the new year!! apple + honey… (condensed) milk as well?
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the recipe.
Unlike apple-honey, condensed milk is not part of the traditional foods served on new year. But the dough works really well with the filling. 🙂
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Treat to eyes and taste buds 😋
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Thank you Richa, I appreciate your comment. 🙂
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I am always happy to learn about Jewish recipes. Unfortunately I cannot eat condensed milk, but my family can, thus I’ll try them. Any suggestion about how I can replace condensed milk?
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Thank you Matteo, I’m glad you liked the recipe. This is not a traditional Jewish recipe, but it works well with the traditional ingredients for the new year.
I’ve seen some recipes for vegan condensed sweetened milk, made with coconut milk. I’m not sure if they have exactly the same constancy, but it’s worth trying. 🙂
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Very pretty and I am sure they taste as delicious as they look 🙂
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Thank you Carol, I’m glad you liked the mini tarts. They were indeed so tasty and fragrant. I’ll be making a new batch today. 🙂
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Love the flower shape of the tarts – not sure about apple/pineapple filling but as you said you can use other jams 🙂
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Thank you Judi, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The filling turned very tasty and fragrant, but indeed other jams will work just as well. 🙂
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So pretty!
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Thank you Kelly! 🙂
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‘Love the translucent yellow colour too! 🤩
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The bright color was enhanced by using pineapple. 🙂
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Happy New Year, Chef! 🙏🍏🍍🍯
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Thank you! Best wishes to you too! 🙂
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Oh interesting to note how the mini tart bowls are made with condensed milk and egg .I’m sure it’s a wonderful treat for any get-togethers! They look very nice.
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Thank you Nisha, I’m glad you liked the recipe. They were very tasty and fragrant. 🙂
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Tart shape and filling looks so pretty 🤩!!
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Thank you Suni, I’m glad you liked the tarts. They were so tasty and fragrant. 🙂
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These sound yummy. I sent the link to my wife and requested she make them for me. I could make them for myself, of course, but I have a birthday coming up and I’m hoping because of that she’ll be nice to me and do it. 🙂
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Thank you Blaine, I’m glad to hear. Very clever, using the coming birthday as an excuse for indulgence! Hope you’ll enjoy these tasty fragrant tarts. Happy Birthday! 🙂
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Wow it looks so pretty
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Thank you Tina! 🙂
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These tarts are definitely tantalising! Loved the fact that you incorporated apple/pineapple with honey into the filling, that sounds an awesome pairing. I can’t wait till I try these just for those lovely looking flowers. Treat!
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Thank you Hasin, I’m glad you liked the tarts. They came out very tasty and fragrant. I hope you’ll enjoy them. 🙂
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They are way more cute – cant eat them
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lol I prefer to eat them and make new ones! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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Loving these tarts!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Ronit, I am so much drooling with the filling and beautiful flower shaped tart😋😋😋
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Thank you Deeksha, I’m glad you liked the tartlets. They were very tasty and fragrant. 🙂
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These turned out so gorgeous!!
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Thank you, so nice to hear! 🙂
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