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Mini Peach and Cream Cheese Tarts

Four small-batch tarts with flaky puff pastry, a light cream cheese layer, fresh peaches, and a honey-lemon glaze—efficient, bakery-style results in about an hour.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 mini tarts
Calories: 320

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet 17.3 oz frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 medium ripe but firm peaches about 8 ounces total, washed and sliced 1/8–1/4 inch thick
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon sliced toasted almonds optional

Equipment

  • 1 4-cavity tart pan (each cavity about 4 inches) or standard muffin pan
  • 1 Rolling pin
  • 1 Rimmed baking sheet
  • 1 Wire rack

Method
 

Prepare pastry shells
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment; lightly flour a work surface and gently roll the thawed puff pastry to smooth seams and reach about a 12×12-inch square.
  2. Cut four 4-inch rounds and gently press each into a greased 4-cavity tart pan or into muffin cups, forming a shallow well about 1/2 inch deep; prick bottoms lightly with a fork and chill shells in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Blind-bake
  1. Line chilled shells with small parchment rounds and fill with pie weights or dried beans; bake at 400°F for 10–12 minutes until edges are puffed and lightly golden, remove weights and parchment, then bake 2–4 more minutes to dry the centers; cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Assemble and bake
  1. Reduce oven to 375°F. Stir together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and spread about 1 tablespoon into each shell to form a thin barrier.
  2. Arrange peach slices over the cream cheese in a single layer, overlapping slightly, and bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes until peaches soften and pastry edges are golden.
Glaze and finish
  1. Warm honey and lemon juice together until pourable and brush lightly over hot peaches as soon as tarts come from the oven; cool in the pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling for another 10–15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Use thawed but still-cool puff pastry for best layers; a thin cream cheese layer prevents soggy crusts. If peaches are very juicy, shorten the final bake by a couple of minutes. Do not freeze assembled tarts; freeze unbaked shaped shells only.