Indulge in the exquisite flavors of creamy blue cheese, delicately wrapped in a buttery shortcrust pastry. Experience a symphony of textures as you bite into these delightful Blue Cheese Tartlets, where the richness of the cheese perfectly complements the flaky crust. Each bite promises a delightful interplay of tangy, salty, and savory notes, leaving you craving more. Whether you're hosting a sophisticated gathering or seeking an elegant addition to your next brunch, these delectable tartlets are guaranteed to impress. Discover the culinary secrets behind this irresistible treat as we explore a collection of carefully curated recipes, each offering a unique take on this classic dish. From the traditional Blue Cheese Tartlets with a hint of garlic to the sophisticated Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tartlets, these recipes cater to a range of preferences and occasions. So, prepare to embark on a culinary journey and savor the exquisite flavors of this exceptional appetizer.
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BLUE CHEESE AND PEAR TARTLETS
Tasty, hot appetizers that take little time to prepare but will impress your guests!
Provided by BOLLIVEB
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 35m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pre-bake phyllo shells according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
- Mix together blue cheese, pear, and cream. Season to taste with pepper. Spoon mixture into cooled shells.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.5 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 116.3 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
APPLE-NUT BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
These tasty appetizers look and taste gourmet, but they're easy to make and have loads of blue cheese flavor. The phyllo shells and filling can be made in advance-just fill the cups and warm them in the oven before serving. -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 35m
Yield 15 appetizers.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in blue cheese, 3 tablespoons walnuts and salt. Spoon a rounded tablespoonful into each tart shell. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts; bake until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes longer., Freeze option: Freeze cooled pastries in a freezer container, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, reheat pastries on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven until crisp and heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 76 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 200mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PEAR-BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
Combined in a sensational bite-size package are some of my favorites items-blue cheese, pears and walnut. My coworkers snatch them up when I bring them in for office festivities.-Heidi Der, Stow, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 35m
Yield 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add pears; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in honey and salt; cook 4-5 minutes longer or until pears are lightly browned. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Stir in cheeses., Place tart shells on an ungreased baking sheet. Fill each with 1-1/2 teaspoons filling; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 66 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 37mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
This comes from Anne Byrn's new cookbook "The Dinner Doctor". Quick and Easy and very impressive appetizer. I used Bosc pears and Clemson Blue blue cheese. These were wonderful.
Provided by mary winecoff
Categories Cheese
Time 18m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place the frozen phyllo shells on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
- Place the pears in the skillet and cook, stirring for 1 minute to soften slightly.
- Sprinkle the sugar over the pears and let cook, stirring until they are completely soft, 2 minutes longer.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Place 1 teaspoon of the pears and their juice in each phyllo shell.
- Top with a cube of blue cheese.
- Bake the tartlets until the cheese melts and the shells are crisp and golden brown 7 to 8 minutes.
- (You can also sprinkle finely chopped walnuts over tartlets before baking if desired).
- These tartlets can be made 1 day before and reheated in an oven at 350 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes.
MAYTAG BLUE CHEESE AND POTATO TARTLETS
Provided by M. J. Adams
Categories Milk/Cream Potato Bake Vegetarian Blue Cheese Rosemary Fall Thyme Gourmet
Yield Makes 6 first-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make pastry:
- Blend together flour, salt, and butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 3 tablespoons water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in processor) until incorporated.
- Squeeze a small handful of dough. If it doesn't hold together, add up to 1 tablespoon more water, stirring (or pulsing) until just incorporated, then test again. (Be careful not to overwork dough, or pastry will be tough.)
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 6 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough portions together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a 6-inch disk. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Fill and bake tartlets:
- Put oven rack in middle position |and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut potatoes into ¼-inch-thick slices and cover with cold water by 2 inches in a 1-quart saucepan. Simmer, uncovered, until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
- Whisk together cream and yolk until combined.
- Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll out each piece into a 5-inch round with a floured rolling pin on a lightly floured surface, then fit each into a tartlet pan. Trim excess dough, leaving a 1/4-inch overhang, then fold overhang inward and press against side of pans to reinforce edge. Chill shells until pastry is firm, at least 10 minutes.
- Arrange about 4 potato slices, overlapping slightly, in each tart shell and crumble 2 tablespoons cheese into each. Divide cream mixture among tartlets, filling to 1/8 inch from top. Sprinkle each tartlet with 1/4 teaspoon each of thyme and rosemary and season lightly with fleur de sel. (If your sea salt is very coarse, lightly crush before sprinkling.)
- Bake tartlets on a baking sheet until bubbling and golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pans on a rack 10 minutes, then remove from pans and serve warm.
WARM BLACK MISSION FIG, WALNUT CRUNCH, AND BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
Provided by Alfred Portale
Categories Cheese Dairy Fruit Nut Dessert Bake Blue Cheese Fig Walnut Fall Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For walnut crunch:
- Stir honey, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and salt in medium skillet over medium heat until sugar melts. Cook until mixture boils and is deep golden brown, about 3 minutes. Mix in walnuts. Pour out onto sheet of foil; cool completely. Chop walnut crunch into small pieces. Do ahead Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
- For figs and pastry:
- Stir 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon water, and salt in heavy large skillet over medium heat until sugar is evenly moist. Cook until sugar begins to turn golden, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes (mixture may be granular). Place figs in sugar mixture, cut side down, and cook until figs begin to release juice, about 3 minutes. Add butter; swirl skillet to melt. Remove skillet from heat. Add Port and let stand 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer figs to plate and cool. Return syrup to boil, whisking until smooth. Cool syrup completely. Do ahead Figs and syrup can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Rewarm syrup before using.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with foil. Roll out thawed puff pastry on lightly floured surface to 12x8-inch rectangle. Using 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out 6 rounds; arrange on prepared sheet. Divide walnut crunch among pastry rounds. Top each with 3 fig halves, cut side up.
- Bake tartlets until pastry is puffed and golden, about 30 minutes. Do ahead Tartlets can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm at 350°F for 8 minutes.
- Arrange cheese atop warm tartlets. Brush or drizzle with warm Port syrup, then top with cube of honeycomb or drizzle with honey.
BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
One of our favorite noshes with drinks. I have to make this every time the family comes over for a holiday meal.
Provided by silky
Categories Cheese
Time 45m
Yield 12 tartlets
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Roll out pastry on floured board to form a 12 inch circle.
- Using a 3 inch cutter, cut rounds of dough.
- By reworking dough scraps, there should be 12 rounds.
- Grease the back of a 12-cup muffin pan.
- Fit rounds onto pan and part way up sides of cup the pastry goes on the OUTSIDE of the cup, not the inside, pressing lightly to seal.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- If pastry has puffed up, press down lightly.
- Set aside to cool Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
- Remove pastry shells from backs of muffins pan and place upright on cookie sheet.
- Place ½ T of blue cheese in bottom of each shell.
- Combine eggs, cream, milk, grated cheese, nutmeg and salt.
- Divide mixture among shells, pouring almost to the top.
- Dont overfill as cheese mixture will rise during baking.
- There may be a bit of leftover filling.
- Place filled shells in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned and firm.
- Serve hot or tepid.
MINI BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
These are so simple and easy. You do most of the preparation ahead of time. The surprise is the healthy broccoli in the recipe. It works. Use scissors to finely snip the broccoli - It makes it so easy. I suggest using full cream sour cream but if you want it lower fat sub 2% cottage cheese for the sour cream - Be sure that you enjoy Blue cheese - especially warm blue cheese before making this recipe or you won't enjoy it!. The filling does rise a bit so do not over fill the shells. - Bon appetite.
Provided by Bergy
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 15m
Yield 12 Tartlets, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bake the tart shells according to instructions, do not let them get too brown. Cool them.In a chopper mix the sour cream & blue cheese.
- Stir in the snipped broccoli.
- You may now keep this in the fridge until 18 minutes before serving or go right ahead ith it.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place a tsp of filling in each tart shell.
- Place almond slices on top.
- Place tartlets on an oven proof tray.
- Bake for apprx 15 minutes or until the filling is heated through and has risen a bit and the almonds are golden.
HONEYED FIG, PANCETTA AND BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS
Steps:
- 1.Heat the oven to 375°F. Stir the pancetta, Honeyed Figs, rosemary, cheese and honey in a medium bowl. To make the Honeyed Figs: Place 6 whole dried figs, stems removed, into a medium bowl. Stir in 1 cup hot water and 2 tablespoons honey. Let stand for 1 hour. Drain the figs well in a colander. Coarsely chop the figs. 2.Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut the pastry sheet into 3 (2 1/2-inch wide) strips. Discard the remaining pastry. Cut each pastry strip into 4 (2 1/2-inch) squares, making 12 in all. Press the pastry squares into 12 (1 3/4-inch) mini muffin-pan cups. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons pancetta mixture into each pastry square. 3.Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the pan and let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Garnish with additional fresh rosemary, if desired. 4.Time-Saving: Fresh figs are in season in the fall and the spring. You can substitute 6 chopped fresh figs, stems removed, for the Honeyed Figs. Stir in with the pancetta, cheese and honey as directed in the first step.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the tartlets will taste. Use a good-quality blue cheese, puff pastry, and bacon.
- Don't overcook the tartlets: Overcooked tartlets will be dry and crumbly. Bake them until the pastry is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Serve the tartlets warm: Tartlets are best served warm, when the cheese is melted and gooey. You can also chill them and serve them cold.
- Get creative with your toppings: You can top the tartlets with a variety of different ingredients, such as crumbled bacon, chopped walnuts, or sliced grapes.
- Make them ahead of time: Tartlets can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Simply reheat them in the oven before serving.
Conclusion:
Blue cheese tartlets are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. They are also a great way to use up leftover blue cheese. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make these delicious tartlets that will impress your guests.
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