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Who wants to make the easiest Strawberry Tarts? Seriously, strawberries equal strawberry dessert recipes. But I love making tarts for breakfast or brunch. (or a midnight snack!) This year, these juicy fruits have had the most amazing flavor. What I like about these tarts is the puff pastry. The combo is divine! Light, crunchy, sweet insides, dusted with powdered sugar goodness.
No, I didn't make my own pastry for these baked goodies because, honestly, it's been too hot, and the pastry takes quite a bit of time. But you can, and I have a recipe later in the post for that.
Strawberry Tarts
One night, the fog rolled in. We were up late because it was too hot to sleep. On a whim, I thought, why not sneak in a baking session to make something for breakfast? Since I had strawberries and puff pastry in the freezer, it was the perfect summer storm.
You can make this for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. I love pastries with my coffee in the morning. Don't you? It reminds me of going to the cafe. I love rolling out of bed, grabbing a cup of coffee and a sweet treat, and savoring my mornings. I have found that I need to eat a little something when having my coffee. But I am not a big breakfast eater.
No, I don't have pastries very often, but it's a nice treat to have in the mornings. As a matter of fact, you might enjoy baking up a batch for the kids when they head back to school. The bittersweet send-off to the end of summer.
An alternative way to prepare the tarts: If you don't have fresh strawberries or don't have time, you can use strawberry preserves or strawberry jam vs. making your own. But, honestly, it's super easy! If you use the jam, omit the granulated sugar, fresh strawberries, and cornstarch. And buy your favorite strawberry jam instead to add to the inside of your tarts. Ta-Da! It just got easier! If you are making it this way, jump down to preparing your puff pastry dough and follow the steps.
Directions for making strawberry jam tarts
Take your puff pastry out of the freezer.
Then, wash, hull, and slice up your strawberries. You will only need 1-1/2 cups. Sprinkle 1/4 cup granulated sugar over them and let them sit while your puff pastry is defrosting. (The longer they sit, the juicier they become)
In 20 minutes (or so), you can make the strawberry jam for your pastries.
How to make the strawberry jam for the strawberry tarts
Add your prepared strawberries with the juice from them to a pot or double boiler.
Mix in 1 tablespoon corn starch to the pot with strawberries and juice.
Turn on heat, stirring, and bring mixture to a boil.
When it's hot, turn down the temperature to medium heat
Get out a potato masher and mash your berries.
When the mixture has thickened. Turn off heat, and let cool slightly.
Lay your pastry dough out one by one. Cut it into 6 rectangles.
Add your strawberry jam to the center of 6 of the cut puff pastry dough. (The last few I had extra, so I just piled it on. Or have more puff pastry on hand)
Take a little water and brush it along the inside edges.
Cover with the other 6 cut puff pastry dough.
Press down with your fingers on the two combined pastry edges.
Then crimp the edges with a fork to secure the closure.
Bake until golden brown at 375F degrees for about 20-25 minutes.
Let the pastries cool.
Scroll down to grab the printable recipe!
Serve your pastries or cover them and serve them the next day! I hope you enjoy the strawberry tarts. They are about the size of a Pop-Tart. You can cut them in half (before filling and baking is easy OR after baking works too) are serving small kids.
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