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Easy Spring Dessert Tarts

Quick and simple personalized mini tarts that are perfect for spring entertaining!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Crust
  • 8-10 gluten free graham crackers or gluten free graham cracker crumbs
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter {melted}
  • 1/4 cup sugar
Whipped Topping
  • 1 cup coconut cream {chilled} or heavy whipping cream if preferred
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp fresh lime zest
Toppings
  • your choice of fruit - I used blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries
  • fresh mint leaves for garnish

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the bowl of your stand mixer or the mixing bowl you will use for the topping in the fridge to get cool before using.
Crust
  1. If using graham crackers {not crumbs} break them up and place in a food processer. Add the sugar and melted butter to food processer. {Alternatively, if you do not have a food processer, you can place the broken pieces of graham cracker in a gallon size plastic bag lined with some parchment paper and use a rolling pin to crush them...this takes a bit more muscle! Then you can combine the sugar and butter with the crumbs in a bowl.} 
  2. Pulse ingredients in food processer until well combined.
  3. Press the graham cracker mixture into the bottom and sides of mini tart pans {you don't need to grease them}. Make sure it's nice and even and covers the whole bottom.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for about 7 minutes. Remove when done and set aside.
Whipped Topping
  1. In a stand mixer with the chilled mixing bowl using the metal whisk attachment {or in your chilled mixing bowl with a hand mixer}, whip the coconut cream {don't use the liquid part or only use a tiny bit of it} and powdered sugar until thickened and well combined.
  2. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, and lime zest and whip on medium-high speed until combined and it looks like a nice whipped cream consistency.
Assembly
  1. Top each crust {make sure they are cooled} with a few dollops of the whipped cream topping.
  2. Top with fresh fruit as desired.
  3. Garnish with a few leaves of fresh mint.
  4. Enjoy!

Notes

Feel free to play around with the amount of lemon and lime juices to get the perfect amount for your taste. I felt this amount gave it enough flavor to taste the fresh citrus without being too overwhelming.