Cutest Mini Strawberry Pies
Mini strawberry pies made with a buttery shortbread crust, filled with an almond cream, some piped pastry cream topped with fresh strawberries. This is the perfect dessert to satisfy someone's sweet tooth.
Prep Time45 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 6 mini pies
Calories: 633kcal
For the Pie Crust
- a little less than ½ cup butter softened, cut in cube packed 100g
- 1 and ⅓ cup flour 200g
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg, beaten
For the Almond Cream
- 3 eggs medium-sized
- a little less than ½ cup butter (cut in cube packed) or 100g
- a little less than a 1 cup almond meal or 100g
- ½ cup sugar or 100g
For the Pastry Cream
- 2 cups milk 500ml
- 1 vanilla bean scrapped
- 3 3 egg yolks large
- ½ cup sugar 100g
- ½ cup cornstarch 60g
For the Almond Cream
In a bowl, mix the eggs and sugar until whitens and fluffy.
Add the butter and mix well (you may use a hand mixer if you find easier). Add the almond meal.
Pour into the pie crusts. Don't fill it up to the top, leave a millimetre or 2.
Bake for 20-25 min in the over until golden.
For the Pastry Cream
In a pot, pour the milk, the scrapped vanilla and the opened bean (to infuse) and bring to a boil.
In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar until it whitens. Remove milk from the stove and using a strainer (for the vanilla bean) pour the milk over the egg yolk/sugar mixture while stirring.
Add the cornstarch and stir well so there are no lumps. Put back on the stove on low heat and keep stirring until your cream starts thickening.Remove from the stove and allow to cool. Allow to cool and keep in the fridge if necessary.
Assembling
Make sure your baked pies with the almond cream have completely cool down.
Fill your piping bag with your pastry cream and pip nicely on the mini tart. (see picture above).
Add your strawberries. Bravo, you did it!
Calories: 633kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 256mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 895IU | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 3mg