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Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts
December 16, 2013
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Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts start with phyllo shells filled with a creamy filling, and then topped with whipped cream! Perfect for Christmas!
Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts | So Cute!
Aren’t these Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts so cute?! The phyllo shells are flakey and light while the white chocolate peppermint filling is creamy and the whipped cream tops it all off to add even more light sweetness. These are perfect for Christmas or just for the holiday season in general. Can you imagine serving these at a Christmas party? They’re so yummy but even better, they are so easy to make. So let’s get into it!
Main Ingredients Needed
Here are all of the ingredients you’re going to need to make these mini tarts!
- Phyllo Shells – these can be found in the frozen section of your local grocery store. I used the brand named Athen’s.
- White Chocolate – this starts out the creamy filling. You can absolutely use another type of chocolate here if you want (did someone say dark chocolate?).
- Cream Cheese – just a little bit to add creaminess and a bit of tang.
- Peppermint Extract – half of this is used in the filling and half is used in the whipped cream!
- Heavy Whipping Cream – this starts the whipped cream! For all questions pertaining to homemade whipped cream <– see here!
- Vanilla – this flavors the cream.
- Powdered Sugar – this adds sweetness without weighing the whipped topping down.
- Candy Canes – these are crushed and used as a garnish!
How to Make Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts
For full details on how to make Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts, see the recipe card down below 🙂
1. Prep
Arrange 24 mini phyllo tarts on a serving platter and set them aside.
2. Make Filling + Chill
In a large bowl, gently melt white chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds. Stir in softened cream cheese and ½ teaspoon peppermint extract until smooth. Using a teaspoon, fill each tart to be level with the top of the tart. Refrigerate.
3. Make Whipped Cream
For the cream- whip heavy cream together with the remaining ½ teaspoon peppermint extract, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Place into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes onto each tart. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane pieces. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Storing These Tarts
These White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts will last in the fridge, covered, for about 4 days! Be sure to make the whipped cream fresh though.
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Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts
Mini White Chocolate Peppermint Tarts start with phyllo shells filled with a creamy filling, and then topped with whipped cream!
Ingredients
- 24 Mini Phyllo Shells I used the brand named Athen's
- 3 oz white chocolate
- 6 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract divided
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 candy cane or 3 peppermint candies, crushed
Instructions
- Arrange 24 mini fillo tarts on serving platter and set aside.
- In a large bowl, gently melt white chocolate in microwave, stirring every 20 seconds. Stir in softened cream cheese and ½ teaspoon peppermint extract until smooth. Using a teaspoon, fill each tart to be level with the top of the tart. Refrigerate.
- For the cream- whip heavy cream together with remaining ½ teaspoon peppermint extract, vanilla and powdered sugar. Place into piping bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe rosettes onto each tart. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane pieces. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 242IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
These little babies are adorable! They look so tasty too 🙂
Adorable!
These are so elegant! Love this idea for a holiday party!
So pretty and cute, and delicious too, I bet. I love peppermint treats!
Loving these!! They’re too cute!
Love these cute little sweets!
These are gorgeous!!
I always stock up on these adorable shells when I see them at Christmas time…now I have something yummy to fill them with. So festive.
They look amazing!
These look divine! Pinned!
Ooo, they looks so good! Love Athens Mini Fillo Shells!
These are just gorgeous! I love the little pops of red contrasting against all the white!
Cant wait to make these!!!!
Cute but too bad the link is no longer working,..
Cannot get the recipe, link is not working….
I just updated this post and added the recipe below my photos.
These are wonderful! The link still works for the recipe if you click where it says “HERE” above 🙂
The www.athensfood.com site no longer exists.
I just updated this post and added the recipe below my photos.
Have you ever tried making this recipe with dark choc. instead of white choc, love the mixture of dark choc and peppermint ! Was wondering if you or someone ever did try and how they turned out ? Thanks
Would love to have this recipe for the Mini Peppermint Cream White Chocolate Cheesecake tarts….
I just updated this post and added the recipe below my photos.
Would love to make these but your link is not working. …
I got the site work. I’m going to attemp to make these. Does the Phillo dough not need cooked?
I had the same question so I look and saw they sale them precooked just look http://www.athensfoods.com/product/mini-fillo-shells/up there is an area that you can click the state you live in and it will give you names of the stores they sale these in Hope that helps
How long will they last in the fridge? Would love to include these on my Christmas cookie gift trays.
Has anyone tried dark choc instead of the white choc I love dark choc and peppermint and was just hoping someone tried and succeeded in the making of these little wonders
Where do I buy the shells?
Can you make the mixture and keep it refrigerated for a week before filling the cups?
Maybe not a week, but definitely 3-4 days would be fine.
How long will they last in the fridge?
I would love to take them yo a holiday party,
But I need to make them the night before.
They will totally last a day in the fridge! Just make sure you have them covered 🙂
These look absolutely amazing, I can’t wait to make them! (And after the amazing success of your Blueberry Almond Scones, I’m pretty sure my audience will appreciate them too!)
Seriously, these are amazing. I had to make a second batch because my family ate them all before I even put the candy canes on.
LOVE your profile! Short and snappy,concise, precise and authentic and fun! Best of success with your foodie adventures!(I’m getting ready to try those peppermint tarts now!)
How early can you pipe the whipped cream on ?
Can’t wait to try this, sounds so good!!
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Have you tried making these ahead of time and freezing them and just adding the whipped cream when ready to serve?
I’d like to make these for a party soon but I don’t have a microwave. How would I do stove top?