Mini tarts, mini tarts! Nothing is as cute as mini tarts! (Sorry for yelling; these tarts excite me greatly)! If you don’t have dozens of little tart pans in your kitchen, do not worry—just use mason jar lids! Y’all loved my mason jar lid pies, so I know you’ll love these mason jar tarts.
I want to be the girl that brings mini tarts wherever she goes. I want a purse full of mini mason jar pies and tarts just like these. Let's say you flub up parking in the city and you accidentally block someone in. Hand them a mini tart, and all is forgiven. How about another not-so-fictional situation: you accidentally lock you and your husband out of the house when it's 34 degrees outside. Hand him a tart quickly! However,the tart is probably in your purse which is probably locked inside that same house. Yup.
But we're not going to dwell. We're going to move passed this.
You can use any type of chocolate for these tarts, just follow the ratio of ingredients: 1 cup of chocolate chips per two tarts. Scale it up to feed a crowd, or keep it simple and just serve two. I swirled the white chocolate with seedless raspberry jam, but you could use anything your little heart desires.
Hint: the way to make the heart shapes is to put one drop of jam on the surface. Let it set for about 10 seconds, then drag a toothpick through the middle of the dot—viola! You could just swirl the toothpick around aimlessly for a less-than-perfect look. I'm currently living my life using the less-than-perfect look, so I'll be the last to judge your messy tarts.
To answer your question: yes!---they pop out of the rings easily because there is a decent amount of butter in the crust. To pop the tarts out, grip the mason jar ring with your fingers, and use your thumbs to gently push up. You may lose a few crumbs, but the crust should stay intact. I recommend a quick trip in the fridge to set the crust, but before serving, let the tarts return to room temperature.
Nothing is as cute as mini tarts! If you don’t have dozens of little tart pans in your kitchen, do not worry—just use mason jar lids!Mason Jar Lid Tarts: White Chocolate Graham
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 662Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 147mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 1gSugar: 58gProtein: 6g
becca-cookie jar treats says
Oh my goodness! This is ingenious! I never thought about using mason jar lids o.O My mind is blown. Oh and these are adorable tarts! They would make a nice valentine's day dessert :)
Jordan Lynn // Life Between Lattes says
How cute! And they look sooo tasty! I don't think I could carry these in my purse though - I'm pretty sure I would eat them all. :)
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
These are the cutest! Love the combination of white chocolate and raspberries.
Michael's Woodcraft says
Those looks sooo delicious! Love chocolate and raspberry combination too! Love your idea on using the mason jar lids! :-)
First time at your site, I love your recipes and the really good pictures too!
if you like Crème Brûlée, you might like my last post;
http://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/making-creme-brulee/
bakerbynature says
I saw these on pintrest a few days ago and (after pinning, of course!) was all like "YEEEEEEEES". The rule. You rule. The end!
Taylor Mathis says
Love the styling and the photo! They look delicious!
Christina says
Wow, thanks Taylor! That means a lot coming from you, my food photography idol!! xo
shellyjaronsky says
These are just so precious!!
Keisha @ MochaBakerGirl says
These are the most creative and adorable things i have ever seen! They are so freakin cute and yummy looking! I have mason jars all over the place and this idea never even occurred to me! Consider my mind blown!!
Paula – bell’alimento says
This tarts are darn cute! They look very tempting!
Hannah (BitterSweet) says
I'm positively floored by your ingenuity here! I would never have dreamed of re-purposing jar lids as tart molds. So, so smart, and definitely an idea I'll have to steal in the future. ;) Seriously inspired now!