Nothing says spring more than fresh strawberries, and these Puff Pastry Strawberry Tarts are the perfect simple anytime dessert. Make them with homemade puff pastry or fast and easy with store bought!

Strawberry tarts on a white plate with 3 strawberries.

Quite a few times in the year I make my Homemade Puff Pastry Recipe, sometimes I will make a savory Cheese and Tomato Pie or a couple of our favorite desserts, including this Puff Pastry Tiramisu or this Chocolate Pastry Braid. But this time I decided to make mushroom appetizers and these Strawberry Tarts.

Recipe Ingredients

Puff Pastry
Strawberries
Sugar
Lemon juice

Extras

Chocolate chips
Powdered sugar

If you prefer instead of the chocolate chips you could use Nutella, a chocolate spread, a cream cheese filling or even a little strawberry jam to give it double strawberry flavor.

Rather than making individual tarts you could make a large strawberry tart instead.

How to make a Strawberry Tart recipe

Roll out the puff pastry (either store bought or homemade) to a 1/8 inch thickness (I roll mine a bit thicker). Cut with a sharp knife or using a round cookie cutter, cut about a 3 1/2-4 inch circle. Then place each circle in the prepared muffin/tart pan, with a fork, prick each square a few times.

Cutting out the circles and in the tart pan.

Blind bake the tarts. Remove the tart shells from the oven, remove paper and beans, let cool.

Blind baking the tarts before and after.

In a medium bowl mix together the chopped strawberries, sugar and lemon juice.

The chopped strawberries in a white bowl.

Place a teaspoon of the your desired spread or chocolate chips on the bottom of the pastry, then divide the strawberry mixture between the tarts.

Some chocolate chips in a the tarts with strawberries on top before baking.

Bake until the pastry is golden and cooked.

Once out of the oven, sprinkle with a few chips, and let cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with a little maple syrup if desired.

Can you use pie dough?

If you prefer pie dough then yes you can, this Easy Homemade Pie Dough or this Italian Pie Crust Recipe would work well. I used puff pastry because I like the crunchiness and buttery taste of the tarts. You could also use store bought pastry shells to make the recipe even faster.

Should the dough be blind baked first?

Yes it should be. Strawberries can be quite juicy so it is a good idea.

Tarts on a white cake stand with one with a scoop of ice cream on a white plate with a spoon.

How to blind bake pastry

Place the cut outs in the prepared tart or muffin pan, prick the bottom of each tart a few times with the tongs of a fork.

Place a small piece of parchment paper on top and fill with beans, rice or even sugar, blind bake the tarts in the pre-heated oven 400F (200C), for approximately 10 minutes, remove the paper and beans, if you find that the dough is still quite raw, then bake again for about 3-5 minutes. They may have puffed up, gently flatten with a small shot glass.

Tarts dusted with powdered sugar on a blue plate.

What can I substitute with strawberries?

If you wish you could use fresh or frozen blueberries, raspberries or even blackberries. The berries should probably be thawed first because the baking time is not very long. You could use chopped peaches or pears or even apple.

How to store them?

The baked cooled tarts should be stored in an airtight container (single layer) in the fridge or wrapped well in plastic wrap. They will keep for up to 2-3 days. Unfortunately baked fruit does not store well in the freezer.

If you do try this recipe, please let me know what you think! Enjoy.