These mini Cheese Tarts are super easy to make at home with store-bought dough. Simply fill with Brie cheese and fruit preserves, then bake to golden perfection. These delicious bites are an elegant choice to grace your appetizer spread at your next party.
The holiday season is here! We’ve started listening to Christmas songs in the car as this is my children’s favorite holiday.
Before you get too busy with holiday shopping, vacation plans, and cooking for the families, I’m here to share one of our family favorites, a super easy, and delicious Cheese Tart recipe (#warmtraditions).
4 Key Ingredients for Cheese Tart (and That’s It!)
The Pillsbury Crescents© Rolls
The reason why this recipe is so easy is that we use Pillsbury Crescents© dinner rolls that come ready to use. I just stopped by Walmart to pick up some on the way home. You can make homemade dough, but today’s tarts are all about quick, easy, and delicious! We’ll be ready to serve in 30 minutes!
The Cheese
The best choice would be creamy cheese such as Brie. Its mild flavor goes really well with almost any fruit. You don’t want to overpower the tart with cheese that has a strong flavor. However, if you don’t have access to Brie cheese, cream cheese can be used instead.
The Preserves of Your Choice
Pick your favorite preserves that suit your party’s theme or season. If you preserved fruits in the summer, definitely use your homemade preserves to add a personal touch.
I love figs in baked goods, so that’s a must for me. My son loves mango chutney with his tarts and my daughter usually picks either apricot or strawberry. What will be your pick?
Egg Wash
Egg wash is actually optional, but it’s just one last magical touch to make the tart shiny and golden. Normally, one or two tablespoons of water or milk are used with one whole egg. When you use less liquid, the luster is darker. Whisk the two ingredients together and brush on top of the tarts.
Make Cheese Tart Ahead of Time
You can make these tarts a day in advance. If you do, make sure to take the tarts out from the oven 1-2 minutes earlier (the tart doesn’t have to be golden brown yet). Once they are cooled, cover and store in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to serve, put them back in the oven to puff up the pastry and let the cheese bubble. This time, the tart will be beautiful and slightly browned for the final presentation.
These little tarts or tartlets will be popular in all ages for any dinner party or special occasion! I hope you enjoy making Cheese Tart! If you try it, don’t forget to share your picture on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter with #JustOneCookbook. Thank you so much for reading, and till next time!
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Cheese Tart
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Ingredients
- 1 package Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls (8 oz, 227 g; you can also use a frozen pie sheet)
- 8 oz Brie cheese (or cream cheese)
- ¼ cup preserves of your choice (I used mango chutney, apricot, and fig preserves)
- 1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell)
- 1–2 Tbsp water (or milk; less liquid for darker color)
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). For a convection oven, reduce cooking temperature by 25ºF (15ºC).
- Gently roll out 1 package Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls on a work surface. Use your fingers or a rolling pin to seal the seams and perforations, and press out.
- Use a 2½-inch round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cut out 24 circles.
- When you need to roll out the dough for the second time, you might need to sprinkle all-purpose flour on the surface to prevent the dough from sticking.
- Place the dough circles in the cups of an ungreased mini muffin tin. Press the dough against the bottoms and up the sides.
- With 8 oz Brie cheese, scoop ½–1 tsp Brie cheese and place in each cup.
- With ¼ cup preserves of your choice, put ½ tsp fruit preserves on top.
- Make an egg wash by whisking 1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell) and 1–2 Tbsp water (or milk). Brush the top of the pastry with the egg wash.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 10–12 minutes or until the pastry is puffed, the cheese is bubbling, and the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from the pan and let it cool for 5 minutes. Transfer the tarts to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or room temperature.
I don’t have a mini muffin tin. Can I use a regular regular size tin?
Hello, Lynda! Thank you for trying Nami’s recipe!
It will be slightly larger, and the baking time will need to be adjusted, but it is possible to prepare it.
We hope this helped!
Do you use the rind of the Brie too? I think I will try this for the Christmas gathering to use up the left over Thanksgiving cranberry sauce.
Hello, Karen! Thank you for trying Nami’s recipe!
Nami did not use the rind of the brie in this recipe, but you may if you prefer. 😊
We hope this helps! Have a wonderful holiday season!
Hi Nami,
Do you have a recipe for making your own home made dinner rolls ?
Hi Crystal! Not on the site… but it’s similar to how I make Anpan (without filling). 🙂
My comment might be out of topic from this blog post. Have you ever done a melon pan recipe before ? Cos I don’t seem to find any in on your site or is it you have not done it before ?
Hi June! I haven’t shared it yet. Hope to share it sometime in the near future! 🙂
Can you freeze these unbaked or partially baked and heat them up as you need it?
Hi Natolie! I’d bake and take out 2 mins before and reheat later on. 🙂
I have never heard of cheese tart let alone eaten one before so this sounds very interesting – Thanks Nami..
What kind of pastry is Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls?
Hi Naseera! They are very delicious! Usually with creamy cheese like Brie. The pastry is basically a quick dinner rolls (like Croissant), but more bread-like texture than flaky layers of pies. 🙂
Hi Nami,
I can’t wait to try these tarts. For rolling pin, do you have suggestion about what kind to get? Thick in the middle or even one? and wood or other materials?
Thanks!
Always love you!
Hi Sofie! I hope you enjoy these tarts! The rolling pin – I have two, one wooden (the one you see) and the other with the middle part rotating… I honestly like the wooden one that is thick in the middle (forgot the brand but it is made in France). I think I got it in the kitchen store either Sur La Table or William Sonoma or could be Amazon too (I put the link under YouTube description box). I don’t use the rolling pin often enough to give you feedback, to be honest with you… so don’t forget to read reviews online. 🙂
Looks delicious… I used up all my brie making brie biscuits earlier though…oh well! I’ll just get more later! 🙂
Hi Kai! Aww that sounds delicious!!! I still have one more block of Brie in my fridge. I can’t get enough. 😀
What a classy and delicious treat, perfect for a holiday party! I’m excited to hear that the Christmas music is already playing in your car. I absolutely love the transition from fall into the holiday season. And all of the holiday baking. 🙂
Hi Kimmi! And I have to tell you that we already took our the Christmas card. This is the earliest ever in our history… we were cleaning the garage and we saw our tree…and we say either now or 2 weeks before Christmas. LOL. We’re crazy. 😉
Great idea and fuss free too! Prefect to do with my kids..thanks for the idea.
Jus a qns, i can use ready puff pastry too right? In my country, it’s kinda hard to find pillsbury dinner rolls
Hi Debbie! Yes, definitely fun to make these with kids! You can, but it’s more flaky and puffy, so I’d enclose the cheese inside like this:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/mini-fruit-puff-pastry-with-lemon-glaze/
Lol! I hope this is correct! Here to give a try on your give away. BTW love your recipes!!!
Giveaway entry here: https://www.justonecookbook.com/ihamaro-dandelion-lunch-bag-giveaway-worldwide/
And there’s a step by step instruction at the end. 🙂
Thank you for your kind words!
Can’t wait to try this for Thanksgiving…yummy looking thanks
Thank you Lyn! I hope you enjoy making these tarts! 🙂