Description
Delicate mini brown butter peach tarts invite summer’s sweetness onto your plate with elegant French-inspired charm. Golden pastry and caramelized peaches create a sophisticated dessert that delights your senses and celebrates seasonal perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
Fresh Produce:
- 2 peaches, ripe and sliced
Main Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Butter and Fat:
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces / 113 grams) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Instructions
- Melt butter in a light-colored saucepan, swirling continuously until it transforms to a rich golden brown with a nutty aroma, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- Remove browned butter from heat and transfer to a mixing bowl, allowing it to cool slightly and develop a complex caramel-like fragrance.
- Whisk flour, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl, creating a uniform dry mixture for the shortbread crust.
- Incorporate cold butter into the flour mixture, using fingertips to blend until the texture resembles coarse, crumbly breadcrumbs.
- Press the crust mixture firmly into small tart molds, ensuring an even, compact layer that reaches the edges and corners.
- Blind bake the crust in a preheated oven until the edges turn a delicate golden color, creating a crisp foundation for the tarts.
- Combine eggs, additional sugar, and vanilla with the cooled brown butter, whisking until the mixture becomes smooth and silky.
- Slice fresh peaches into thin, elegant wedges, arranging them artfully across the pre-baked shortbread crust.
- Gently pour the brown butter custard over the peach slices, allowing the liquid to settle between the fruit pieces.
- Return the tarts to the oven and bake until the filling sets with a gentle wobble and develops a beautiful caramelized surface.
- Allow the tarts to cool completely at room temperature, which helps the filling stabilize and enhances the flavor complexity.
- Dust the cooled tarts with a delicate sprinkle of powdered sugar just before serving, adding a final touch of elegance.
Notes
- Brown the butter slowly to develop a rich, nutty flavor without burning, watching the color carefully for a golden amber hue.
- Substitute fresh peaches with frozen or canned varieties during off-season, ensuring they’re well-drained to prevent excess moisture.
- Experiment with alternative fruits like nectarines, apricots, or plums for different flavor profiles and seasonal variations.
- Enhance the tart’s texture by adding a light dusting of powdered sugar or a drizzle of honey just before serving for extra sweetness and presentation.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg