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Home » Recipe Type » Tarts & Pies » Italian Valentine’s Day Tarts

Italian Valentine’s Day Tarts

Last Updated June 29, 2019. Published February 5, 2015 By Rosemary 7 Comments

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Italian Valentine’s Day Tarts, a delicious chocolate pastry crust filled with a creamy Italian Pastry Cream.

Italian Valentine's Day tarts, why not celebrate Valentines Day with a little Italian flare? A delicious tart dough and creamy filling.

I have never been a big Valentine’s Day person. I firmly believe that I do not need a special day to eat chocolate, any day is good enough for me!

But I do like to know a thing or two and so I wondered, why do we celebrate Valentines Day? Well it appears that a popular story about St. Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned because he performed weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry.

Italian cream heart tarts/anitalianinmykitchen.com

According to legend during his imprisonment he healed the daughter of his jailer and just before his execution he sent her a letter signed “Your Valentine”. True or not True? Who knows? Endearing all the same.

Italian Cream heart tarts/anitalianinmykitchen.com

So since it all started in Rome, and when you get right down to it, what didn’t start with the Romans? I thought hey why not make some Italian Valentine’s Day Tarts starting with  a classic Italian pie dough topped with Italian cream?

And what’s more romantic than a chocolate dipped strawberry? I was even lucky enough to find a mold with  heart shapes. I used it to make 2 types of chocolates, half I filled with semi sweet melted chocolate and the other half I filled with a  Truffle filling (minus the nuts if you please).

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I have a relatively cooler house so I let them sit in the mold over night and they popped out perfectly,  if your house is warmer, just let them sit for an hour and refrigerate over-night, do not freeze, my first batch I put in the freezer and they turned into a creamy mess.

With this I leave you to your chocolate eating and maybe some baking and a quote or two. Happy Valentine’s Day. Enjoy!

Italian Valentine’s Day Tarts

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My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.– William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.-Helen Keller

Italian Valentine's Day tarts, why not celebrate Valentines Day with a little Italian flare? A delicious tart dough and creamy filling.
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Italian Valentine's Day Tarts

Italian Valentine's Day tarts, why not celebrate Valentines Day with a little Italian flare? A delicious tart dough and creamy filling.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 323kcal
Author Rosemary Molloy

Ingredients

  • FOR THE TART DOUGH
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar 100
  • 7 tablespoons butter 100 grams
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt 1.4 grams
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 grams
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
  • 1 1/2 cups flour 210 grams
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 15 grams
  • FOR THE ITALIAN PASTRY CREAM
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup cream whipping or whole
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar 250 grams
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
  • 1-2 lemons peel white part only

TOPPING

  • 6 fresh strawberries (I cut them half and dipped them in melted chocolate)

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350° grams. (180° celsius). Use a 12 medium-sized muffin tin.
  • FOR THE TART DOUGH
  • In a medium bowl cream sugar, butter and vanilla, then add egg and mix.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa.
  • Add dried ingredients to creamed mixture (I used a food processor) and pulse until lightly combined.
  • Remove to a lightly floured flat surface and knead gently until you have a soft smooth dough.
  • Roll out dough to pie crust thickness (1/4 inch or less 1/2 centimeter), cut into shapes and place in muffin tin, bake for approximately 10 minutes (check for doneness).
  • FOR THE ITALIAN CREAM
  • In a medium pot, heat over low the milk, cream and lemon rind, until very hot but do not boil. Remove from heat and let cool to warm.
    In a medium pot add yolks and sugar, whisk together until combined, then add flour and vanilla, place pot over low heat, pour the warm milk/cream through a sieve to remove the lemon rind (disgard), whisk continuously until thickened. Remove to a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap (make sure wrap touches the cream mixture and refrigerate approximately 1 hour or until thickened.
  • Remove tarts from the oven, let cool and fill with cooled Italian cream. Top with chocolate dipped strawberry. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 323kcal
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    1. Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says

      February 8, 2015 at 4:49 pm

      4 stars
      These look gorgeous – love the Italian cream! Yummy recipe, thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Veronica@downcakerylane says

      February 7, 2015 at 5:05 pm

      These are so pretty! I’m craving Italian cream right now after looking at that pic! and I love the historical tidbit 🙂 Happy Valentines Day to you too!

      Reply
      • Rose says

        February 8, 2015 at 11:29 am

        Italian cream is so good and cooks up in seconds, it’s a great filling.

        Reply
    3. whiskandshout says

      February 7, 2015 at 4:02 am

      These are super cute!

      Reply
      • Rose says

        February 8, 2015 at 11:30 am

        Thanks very much. They were fun to make.

        Reply
    4. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

      February 5, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      Those are adorable!! My Honey and I don’t do anything special for Valentines Day because every day is Valentines Day 🙂 Will do the tarts for a special occasion.

      Reply
      • Rose says

        February 6, 2015 at 10:49 am

        Hi Marisa, haha very happy to hear that Marisa. Thanks have a great weekend.

        Reply

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