Glazed Fruit Tarts

By 1For_Him

Ingredients

• Tarts:
• 2 packages pie crust mix
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• Pastry Cream:
• 1 package (3 3/4 oz) French vanilla instant pudding
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Garnish:
• Fresh fruits (strawberries, bananas, grapes, kiwi, mandarin oranges, pineapple, berries, etc.)
• 2/3 cup apple jelly
• 2 tsp sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine pie crust mix and sugar in bowl; blend in eggs with fork until pastry is moistened and leaves side of bowl. Press about 1 T of the dough into tiny 2-3 inch fluted tart pans. Prick shells all over with tines of fork. Place on cookie sheets, chill 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 450.

Bake for 10 minutes or until brown. Cool on wire racks.

For cream, prepare instant pudding with milk. Whip 1/2 cup heavy cream until stiff and fold into pudding. Chill until ready to fill shells. Spoon a small amount of cream into each cooled shell. Top with fruits. Melt jelly with sugar in pan, cool slightly, and brush over fruits. Chill.