Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our exquisite Cranberry Orange Tartlets, a treat that captivates the senses and elevates any occasion. These bite-sized masterpieces combine the vibrant tartness of cranberries with the zesty brightness of oranges, creating a flavor profile that dances on your palate. Enclosed in a buttery, flaky crust, each tartlet is a symphony of textures, with a velvety smooth filling and a crisp, golden crust. Whether you're hosting a festive gathering or simply seeking a sweet indulgence, our Cranberry Orange Tartlets promise an unforgettable culinary experience.
This delectable recipe collection features three variations of the classic Cranberry Orange Tartlets, each offering unique flavor dimensions. The traditional Cranberry Orange Tartlets blend the tartness of cranberries with the citrusy sweetness of oranges, while the White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Tartlets add a touch of creamy richness with white chocolate chips. For those seeking a gluten-free option, the Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Tartlets provide the same burst of flavor without compromising on texture.
Each variation is meticulously crafted with step-by-step instructions and accompanied by stunning visuals, ensuring that even novice bakers can achieve perfect results. From preparing the buttery crust to creating the vibrant filling, every step is carefully explained, guiding you towards creating these delectable treats.
As you embark on this culinary journey, you'll discover the secrets to creating the perfect balance of flavors, resulting in tartlets that are both tangy and sweet. The combination of fresh cranberries and oranges infuses the filling with a burst of natural goodness, while the buttery crust adds a delightful richness that complements the vibrant filling perfectly.
CRANBERRY CURD TART
If you are a fan of lemon curd or the classic French tarte au citron, you will love this cranberry version. To minimize kitchen time, make it in stages, preparing the crust and curd a day or two in advance. The finished tart keeps well for a couple of days too. The wheat-free hazelnut crust is adapted from a cookie recipe from the pastry chef and writer David Lebovitz's popular website.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories pies and tarts, dessert
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make the crust: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Put hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until skins darken and crack. Put roasted nuts in a clean towel and rub off skins. Discard skins and let nuts cool.
- In a food processor, grind nuts with half the rice flour until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add remaining rice flour and salt and pulse briefly.
- Cream sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with a wooden spoon for a minute or two until pale and thick. Add nut mixture and combine until dough comes together. If it seems crumbly, add 1 to 2 tablespoons softened butter or a little cold water.
- Press dough evenly into a 10-inch tart pan; use half the dough for the sides and half for the bottom. Prick bottom with a fork and freeze for 30 minutes (or several days if desired).
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake chilled tart shell about 15 minutes until lightly brown. Cool.
- While the crust bakes and cools, make the cranberry curd: Put cranberries, sugar and orange juice and peel in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until cranberries have popped and softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food mill or medium mesh sieve and press cooking liquid and solids into a bowl. (Alternatively, for the most vibrant color, purée the cooked cranberry and orange mixture with an immersion blender or in a food processor or blender. Press through a fine-mesh sieve.) Whisk the butter into the warm liquid.
- Put eggs and egg yolks into a bowl and beat lightly. Slowly whisk a cup of warm cranberry liquid into the eggs to temper, then combine both and whisk together. Wipe out pot if necessary, return liquid to pot and cook over low heat until nearly bubbling and thickened, about 10 minutes. If using immediately, let cool to room temperature. If working ahead, cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap (press wrap against curd) and refrigerate. (Curd may be cooked up to 1 day ahead.)
- Pour cooled cranberry curd into the cooled prebaked tart shell and smooth top with a spatula. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to set curd. Cool on a rack. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 479, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 51 grams, Fat 30 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 75 milligrams, Sugar 36 grams, TransFat 1 gram
ORANGE-CRANBERRY NUT TARTS
My friend gave me a recipe for orange cookies. I just had to embellish it. Now my friends and family crave these tarts. -Nancy Bruce, Big Timber, Montana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg until blended. Beat in orange zest, orange juice and milk. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough into 3 portions. On a lightly floured surface, shape each into a 10-in.-long roll. Wrap securely; refrigerate overnight or until firm., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine cranberry sauce, sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool completely. Stir in walnuts., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap each portion of dough and cut crosswise into 16 slices. Press onto bottoms and up the sides of greased mini-muffin cups. Fill each with 2 teaspoons cranberry mixture., Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle with melted white chocolate; let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 113 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 60mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CRANBERRY-ORANGE CRUMB TART
After my sister took the family to the local cranberry festival, my mom bet me that I couldn't make a holiday pie out of cranberries and oranges. Considering the pie was gone before the holidays arrived, I think I won! -Heather Cunningham, Whitman, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix 1-3/4 cups crushed crackers and 1/4 cup sugar; stir in melted butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For topping, in a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and remaining crushed crackers and sugar; cut in cold butter until crumbly. Refrigerate while preparing filling., Finely grate enough 1 Tbsp. zest from orange. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the orange; stand orange upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding orange over a bowl to catch juices, remove orange sections by cutting along the membrane. Squeeze membrane to reserve additional juice., In a large saucepan, mix sugar, tapioca, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice. Add cranberries, brandy, grated zest and reserved juice; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Bring cranberry mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly. Add orange sections; heat through. Pour into crust; sprinkle with topping. Bake 10-15 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 207mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CRANBERRY CURD TARTLETS
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield Makes 40 tartlets
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place cranberries, water, and orange juice in a saucepan, cover, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst, about 35 minutes. Press through a fine sieve, scraping back of sieve to get all the pulp (you should have about 1 3/4 cups), and discard solids. Cook pulp in pan with butter, sugar, and salt over medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved, about 7 minutes.
- Whisk together egg yolks and egg in a medium bowl, then whisk in cranberry mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Return mixture to pan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 8 minutes. Pass through sieve into a bowl (you should have about 3 cups) and press plastic wrap directly on surface of curd to cover. Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. To serve, let guests assemble their own tartlets, or spoon curd into pastry cups and top with whipped cream.
CRANBERRY TARTLETS
Pair leftover pie dough and cranberry sauce for a tasty post-turkey-sandwich dessert.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Arrange squares of dough in cups of a mini-muffin pan. Top each square with 1 1/2 teaspoons cranberry sauce; fold in edges. Freeze for 30 minutes.
- Beat together egg yolk and cream. Brush tartlets with egg wash; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake at 400 degrees until golden, 30 to 35 minutes.
CRANBERRY-ORANGE TART
Adapted from a recipe by Garrett Kern. Leftover tart dough makes great Linzer cookies if filled with raspberry jam. Prep time does not include time for tart shell to cool, nor refrigeration time after assembly.
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Tarts
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar (in a stand mixer, or with a hand-held electric beater) on low speed until well-mixed. Add the egg in three doses, about 1 tbsp at a time; wait until each is fully incorporated, and scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding the next. Add salt, orange zest and optional orange oil. Sift flour, and add to bowl. Mix on low speed about 20 seconds, until a loose dough is formed. Wrap in plastic and pat into a flat disc. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Roll dough out to about 1/8" thick. Place dough into a 12" tart pan. Dock the bottom of the crust with a fork or rolling docker. Cover dough with parchment or foil and fill with beans or pie weights. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 15 minutes. Remove the weights and bake another 10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, beat together cream cheese, confectioner's sugar, grated ginger and salt. Beat with paddle attachment until fluffy and well mixed. Refrigerate until needed.
- Combine cranberries, orange juice, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 2 minutes, then cover tightly and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Whip heavy cream and sugar until thick and holding fairly stiff peaks. Fold in orange juice and orange zest.
- Spread cream cheese evenly over bottom of tart crust with an offset spatula, filling the corners. Pour the cranberries over the cheese and spread evenly. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of diced, candied ginger.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.2, Fat 25.7, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 92.9, Sodium 244.5, Carbohydrate 49.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 28.4, Protein 5.1
CRANBERRY-ORANGE CURD TART
A beautiful and tasty tart full of cranberry-orange flavor! If shortbread crusts aren't your thing, feel free to use your favorite pastry crust instead!
Provided by Kim
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Combine flour, sugar, ginger, and salt for crust in a small bowl. Mix in melted butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract until mixture is combined and comes together in a thick dough.
- Press dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan. Place the tart pan on a large baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Beat egg yolks and egg together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Set aside.
- Combine cranberries and sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries pop and sugar is dissolved, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a blender. Add orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract, and salt. Leave the lid vent open on the blender; do not seal without having a way to steam to vent, and cover the lid with a kitchen towel.
- Blend on low speed until mixture is smooth and thoroughly pureed. Pour the warm mixture gradually into the eggs, whisking constantly.
- Pour curd back into the saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture is thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly combined, ensuring each piece of butter has thoroughly melted before adding the next. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard solids. Pour strained curd into the prepared crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until curd is set around the edges and jiggles slightly in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature before removing from the tart pan, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.5 calories, Carbohydrate 51.7 g, Cholesterol 171.4 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 108.5 mg, Sugar 35.4 g
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor. Frozen cranberries can be used in a pinch, but they will not have the same bright flavor as fresh cranberries.
- Be sure to zest the orange before juicing it. The zest adds a lot of flavor to the tartlets.
- If you don't have a tartlet pan, you can use a muffin pan instead. Just fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full.
- The tartlets can be made ahead of time. Simply bake them according to the recipe instructions, then let them cool completely. Store the tartlets in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- To serve, let the tartlets come to room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving. You can also warm them up in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes.
Conclusion:
These cranberry orange tartlets are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give these tartlets a try. You won't be disappointed!
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