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Cameron Prather's peach tartlets

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 tsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup (plus 1 tbsp) pistachios, salted and shelled (or unsalted, plus a 1/4 tsp salt)
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 tbsp packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp cold, unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 4 medium-sized, ripe peaches, pitted and sliced 1/2-inch thick

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Use the melted butter to grease four removable-bottom, 4-inch round tartlet pans.
  2. Place the pistachios in a food processor and pulse until finely ground but not turned to paste. Remove 1 tablespoon and set aside.
  3. Add the flour, brown sugar and vanilla to the food processor and pulse to form a crumbly mixture. Add the cold butter and pulse just until the mixture starts to clump. Scoop out the mixture onto a work surface and form it into a disk.
  4. Divide the dough into four pieces and press the mixture into the bottom and sides of each of the tartlet pans. Place in the oven on a cookie sheet and bake until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  5. Mix the mascarpone cheese with the salt and 2 tablespoons of the honey in a small bowl. Spread it in each of the cooled shells.
  6. Toss the peach slices with the remaining 1 tablespoon of honey, and arrange them, overlapping, on the mascarpone. Scatter with the reserved pistachios and garnish with the small mint leaves.