Description
These Apricot Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Tarts are a delightful combination of sweet and savory flavors. The flaky puff pastry is topped with creamy goat cheese, tangy apricot jam, crunchy walnuts, and fragrant thyme, all drizzled with hot honey for a finishing touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Puff Pastry and Spread
- 1 sheet puff pastry dough
- 3–4 oz goat cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup apricot jam (or preferred flavor jam)
Toppings
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 Tbsp thyme leaves
- Hot honey, for drizzling
Optional
- Egg wash (1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water) for glossy edges
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to the specified temperature according to the puff pastry package instructions.
- Prepare the puff pastry: Roll out the puff pastry sheet and cut it into desired shapes.
- Assemble the tarts: Spread softened goat cheese on the puff pastry, top with apricot jam, walnuts, and thyme.
- Bake: Bake the tarts in the preheated oven until the pastry is golden and puffed.
- Drizzle with hot honey: Once done, drizzle the tarts with hot honey for a sweet finish.
Notes
- You can customize these tarts by using different types of jam or nuts for variety.
- Make sure to watch the tarts closely while baking to prevent burning.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg