Cool, tangy and dotted with fresh strawberry this simple mini lemon tart dessert takes only 4 easy ingredients and no special pans to make them!
EASY BREEZY MINI LEMON TART
Does just hearing the word Lemon make your mouth start to water? If you love the taste of lemon pie you’ll love this recipe!! The simplicity of these lemon tarts is that you don’t need expensive tart pans. They’re made in wide mouth mason jar lids which are totally reusable! These little tarts are so simple to make anytime and look totally fancy for guests!
INGREDIENTS FOR MINI LEMON TARTS
As promised, only 4 ingredients needed to make these amazing little tarts:
- Refrigerated Pie Crust Dough (2 crusts per box) – this recipe will use both pie crusts. Feel free to make your favorite pie crusts if you prefer.
- Lemon Creme Pie Filling or Lemon Pie Filling – we prefer the lemon creme filling over the regular lemon because to our tastes it’s less tangy.
- Strawberries – buy strawberries that are all about the same size if possible. For smaller strawberries, use 2 halves on each tart instead of one larger one.
- Powdered Sugar – adds sweetness to the berries and the lemon. For variety, sprinkle the tarts with coconut sugar..it’s amazing!
TIPS FOR MAKING MASON JAR LEMON TARTS
- Be sure to chill the dough after rolling and filling the lids. The pie dough needs to be cold to bake up crisp and flaky.
- Place the lids on a sheet pan before baking and chilling. The lids shouldn’t be placed directly on the racks of the oven when baking.
- For best results, chill the can of lemon filling before using. This may reduce the time the tarts need to chill after filling the crusts.
- Wipe excess moisture from the strawberries before placing on the tarts. If the strawberries are damp, the powdered sugar will soak into the strawberries.
- It’s best to use the mason jar lids that come in 2 parts: a seal and the ring. Give them a light spray of non-stick cooking spray to help release the tarts from the lids after baking.
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Lemon Tart with Strawberries
Ingredients
- 2 pie crusts from 1 box refrigerated, 2 crusts per box
- 21 ounces Lemon Creme Pie Filling from 1 can
- 5 large strawberries stemmed and halved lengthwise
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to pie crust package directions. Place your tart pans or lids onto a baking pan lined with parchment. If using mason jar lids, you will want to place the insert into the ring with the rubber down. Give each lid a light spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Roll piecrusts on a floured board into two 14 x 8 rectangles. Cut dough into circles about an inch wider than your lids (or tart pans if you are using them). Place dough into tins, sides extending slightly over top of the pans. Use a fork to dock the dough in the bottom of the pans. Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes, then bake according to package directions until golden brown. When done, set aside to cool.
- Leaving crusts in pan (lids) fill each crust with Lemon Creme. Place a strawberry half on top of each tart. Chill 2 to 3 hours. To remove from lid, pick up lid from the sides, push up on the insert from underneath an "pop" out the tart.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!
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Hi Theresa, sorry you had a problem with removing the tarts. Because most pie crust dough contains a lot of fat, I usually don’t even spray the lids with cooking spray and they pop out easily. Did you use the two piece mason jar lids and cooking spray? It’s also possible that the pie dough got baked into the “threads” of the ring, so I recommend only lightly pushing out the dough to the sides when placing the pie dough into the lids to form the crust. I hope that helps ?.
Tried this but couldn’t get the tarts out of the Mason jar lids. Any tips?