Hello, summer! Er, almost. To me it feels like it’s summer outside so I’m just going to go with it and make all the good summery desserts – like these utterly decadent and purely irresistible Puff Pastry Fruit Tarts with Ricotta Cream Filling! These tarts are so many of my favorite things in one perfect little individual dessert! You get a perfectly flaky, perfectly golden, sky-high puff pastry (shhh, no one needs to know we just used store-bought. None of us have the hours and hours it takes to make it homemade) and they’re filled with the most luscious ricotta filling (it consists of ricotta, cream cheese, heavy cream and sugar so duh, how could this not be amazing?), and it’s finished with fresh, colorful berries. Simply put, they are so dreamy and you need to make them!
Puff Pastry Tarts
As I mentioned above, we just do not have the time to be making homemade puff pastry all the time. Especially when store-bought puff pastry dough is so delicious and easy! A little egg wash gives them that crisp, golden crunch with a gorgeous glaze. A little bit of lemon zest and lemon juice in your ricotta really brings out the rich flavor, but vanilla ice cream is another tasty option!
Fresh Fruit Tarts
I once ate delicious blueberry tarts at a tea party, and I’ve always remembered that fancy treat. For the 4th of July, strawberry and blueberry puff pastry tarts would make a cute, patriotic dessert or breakfast option! I also love fresh summer blackberries, so I want to try those too. I’m already planning out the next time I get to make and indulge in these tempting treats again! I’m thinking Memorial Day or July 4th and probably, most definitely breakfast tomorrow. It just seems right. I’ll just add extra fruit to feel better about things—it’s fiber and vitamin C, right?! Make them soon, everyone will love them!
