Easy to make Easter tarts
It’s Easter and my kids are back in the kitchen, helping me cook. I know, it’s been a couple of weeks but here we are with our latest creation. Lime Meringue Easter Tarts.
Nothing says Easter like citrus flavours, pastels and delicious tasty treats like jelly beans. So I thought I’d create a little love with Tenderflake Tart shells. They make baking easy. And baking makes most of us happy so therefore Tenderflake makes us happy.
I wanted to make something super tasty and special for Easter with these Tenderflake tart shells, so I improvised. I really wanted the citrus flavours in there this time and I intended to make meringue, but I also wanted some jelly beans on top for colour. So I decided to concoct my own fun version of Easter tarts. Happy to say that with the help of TenderfakePie this was a snap. With a few minor modifications you could also turn this into a pie. I enjoy the small size of tarts and they are just right for kid’s hands.
So start with the Pie tart shells and bake for 10 minutes on low as indicated by the package.
Lime filling requires:
1/4 pound unsalted butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar plus 1/2 cup of lime juice.
A dash of salt and 4 eggs.
Combine the butter and sugar in a blender.
Slowly add the rest and cook on low with constant stirring. It will thicken up nicely. Remove from the heat and set aside. (or go buy one of those packaged lime pie fillings and follow the instructions.) I won’t judge you.
For the meringue I took three egg whites and blended them slowly, adding in 30 mgs of white sugar per egg white, so 90 mgs here was plenty. (Meringue is often a challenge, even the hint of yolk sometimes messes the recipe up.) This time my meringue took forever. I honestly beat that mess of egg whites and sugar for about 10 minutes to get stiff peaks to form on top.
Spoon it onto each tart and top with 2-3 mini marshmallows.
Bake for about five to 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Keep your eye on them. You want the marshmallows toasted light brown.
After you remove from the oven decorate however you want. Top with sprinkles, jelly beans, as we did here, or sweet Easter candies. Get the kids involved in the baking and the decorating. Even little ones at 2 can throw sprinkles on top and take pride in their work.
Tada!
And bake some magic! For more ideas head over to Facebook where TenderflakePie has some pretty great ideas for Easter too.
The finished product
I am a member of the MLF Connects program. As part of my participation in this program I have received compensation however all opinions are my own.
Honestly, I think something close to this recipe or chocolate cream pie!!!:)
Cara James
My grandma’s butter tarts!
I would love to make some blueberry tarts.
strawberry tarts!
I can’t wait for the spring rhubarb to make a rhubarb crumble pie!
I’ll be making some apple pie!
I’d love to make lemon merangue pie.
billiondollarprincesss@hotmail.com
Followed Tenderflake on Pinteest
http://pinterest.com/apham17/
I’d bake some chocolate tarts in these cute little tart shells and probably use some leftover Easter chocolate! 🙂
I would make a lemon meringue pie. Yum!
Followed on pinterest
http://pinterest.com/edmontonjb
As you know, I am not a big baker but my hubby is so I think he would make an apple pie. because he loves apple pie…
I am downshiftingPRO on pinterest also…
Love cream pies (esp coconut) and pecan pie and apple pie…the possibilities are deliciously non-ending.
I can’t wait to make the Lime Meringue Easter Tarts! They look so amazing!!! I think my kids will love them. Thanks for this amazing giveaway Thrifty Momma & Tenderflake!! XX fingers crossed
Mmm…These sound delicious ! I have made lemon meringue tarts before but never lime.
Mmm Lemon Meringue Tarts!
Ashley J
ajordan030489@hotmail.com
Lemon and Lime tarts, oh so good!
Love lemon anything. I add cream cheese to the lemon filling for lemon cheesecake pie…yummo!
Caramelized Banana Tart!
Rafflecopter – Jay Tee
Followed Tenderflake on Pinteest
http://pinterest.com/fesspoire/
I’d make Springtime Ham Broccoli & Cheese Pies (perfect for Easter!!) 🙂
rafflecopter – Natalie T
Following Tenderflake on Pinteest
http://pinterest.com/torlonias/
The first thing I would make would be chocolate pecan pie!
rafflecopter – rachelle t
Following via Pinterest!
http://pinterest.com/privyseel/
I would make cherry tarts!
I am Laurie Bolduc-Cadieux on Pinterest.
I will be making an apple pie.
followed tenderflake on pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/danceswithpucks
Lemon tarts for sure!!!
these look yummy wonderful treats to serve for snacks or dessert
Lemon meringue tarts
raisin tarts
thanks
I Follow Tenderflake on Pinterest.
angela marriott
I would make coconut cream pie!
rafflecopter name is tammy dalley
I would also make coconut cream pie. It is my husband’s favorite, and it’s his birthday this week!
Me? nahh! I’ll have the mr make his killer apple pie! 🙂
I followed Tenderflake on pinterest!
pinterest.com/orangeheromama
I would probably make pumpkin pie for the kids 🙂
following tenderflake on pinterest already. my name is Andrea Amy
I will make a chocoalte pie,,with dream whip,,hmm!
(Karla Sceviour on rafflecopter)
I am http://pinterest.com/ksceviour1/ on pinterest
Cheesecake Tarts! Yum!
I follow! http://pinterest.com/anchantra/
I always keep Tenderflake Pie Shells and Tart Shells in my freezer, too, they taste great and they help to make baking pies and tarts a snap! I absolutely love lime!!
Love cooking with my kids need to bake more …want to try these
Using Tenderflake has always made me the BEST tartlets & desserts!
Those tarts look SO good! Thanks for the recipe!