Caramelized Onion Tartlets

Sweet onions are caramelized in sugar and red wine and mixed with cream and mozzarella cheese before they top these tiny tarts, creating an appetizer that's sure to please.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 257 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) package ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.25 cup red wine
• 0.25 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 0.125 cup white sugar
• 0.5 stick butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat and stir in onion. Pour in red wine to cover the bottom of the pan and sprinkle with sugar. Cook and stir until onions are tender and translucent, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 3

Combine heavy cream, mozzarella cheese, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Stir into onion mixture.

Step 4

Cut pie crusts into 3-inch circles using a cookie cutter. Place circles into the bottom of 12 muffin cups in a muffin tin.

Step 5

Spoon onion mixture evenly on top of the tart crusts.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before popping tartlets out of the muffin tin.