Tartelettes de Framboises au Mascarpone (Raspberry Tartlets)

A perfect little French raspberry tart with homemade almond shell, creamy mascarpone filling, and fresh raspberries sprinkled with pistachio nuts makes a great finish to a great meal. You'll put down your spoon and say, Ooh-la-la!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 723 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ cup ground almonds
• ⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
• 9 ounces mascarpone cheese
• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 ⅞ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• ½ cup softened unsalted butter
• 4 ½ tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, slit lengthwise, seeds scraped
• 1 pound fresh raspberries
• ¾ cup coarsely chopped unsalted pistachios

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 4-inch tart pans with butter, then dust with flour.

Step 2

In a bowl, stir 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar and ground almonds together until well combined. Mix in the flour, then stir in the unsalted butter and egg. Mix a few times until the dough is smooth and pliable, then form into a ball and place into the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Divide the dough into 6 pieces, then roll each piece out to a circle about 5 inches in diameter. Pat the dough into the prepared tart pans; place parchment paper on top of the dough. Place several tablespoons of dried beans or pie weights into the bottom of each shell.

Step 4

Bake the tart shells in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Set the shells aside in their pans to cool on a rack. Remove and discard paper; save beans or pie weights for other baking use.

Step 5

In a bowl, whisk together the mascarpone cheese, yogurt, 4 1/2 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar, and scraped vanilla beans until the mixture is thick and smooth. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mascarpone filling into each cooled tart shell; arrange raspberries on top of the filling in an attractive low mound. Sprinkle each tart with pistachios. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes before serving.