What are the best recipes for tarts, not just for Christmas parties? We will be happy to tell you.

Prepare with us the best recipes for tarts that everyone will enjoy.

We have selected the sweetest and best for you!

Which variant will you try first?

And how do you decorate them in the Christmas spirit? You will find out at the end of the article.

Hazenut Chocolate Ganache Tarts Filling

This cookie will look absolutely perfect topped with one of these Christmas frostings. Choose!

Super rich and decadent, this is the dessert you serve with tea after a light meal.  The tarts almost require a dollop of fresh whip cream to balance out the richness. 

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• lemon juice from half a small lemon
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans (coarsely chopped)
• 2 oz chocolate

Method

• Melt the butter.
• Turn off the heat when the butter starts to brown.
• Stir the sugar into the hot butter until it dissolves.
• Add corn syrup, salt, vanilla, and lemon juice and mix.
• Then, add the eggs and gently beat into the butter mixture.
• Add pecans and chocolate.
• Then, fill the prepared tarts with this filling.

Filling for Linzer Tarts

This rich and delicious vanilla cream is one of the best for festive Christmas cupcakes made from Linzer dough. And what other recipes for Line cupcakes are there? You can find out on our website.

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 oz cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Yolks from 4 large eggs
• 1 oz butter (cut into cubes)

Method

• Mix the milk and the scraped vanilla pod together in a saucepan with its seeds.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and let infuse for 30 minutes.
• Create an ice bath in a large bowl.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
• Add the egg yolks and beat until the mixture is pale yellow, smooth, and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Remove the vanilla pod from the milk.
• While constantly whisking, slowly pour the milk in a thin stream into the yolk mixture.
• Then put the mixture on the stove and cook, whisking constantly, until the cream thickens, about 5 minutes.
• When it starts to bubble, continue beating for 1 minute.
• Set aside and whisk in the butter until melted and thoroughly combined.
• Transfer the bowl to the prepared ice bath to chill for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for 2 hours.

Chocolate Rum Filling

Cupcakes filled with chocolate cream and a rum drop are essential to Christmas. Taste it yourself! And if you don’t have enough chocolate, you can prepare our best chocolate brownies.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chocolate
• 2 cups whipped cream
• 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons of rum
• orange peel (grated)

Method

• Break the chocolate into small pieces.
• Carefully heat the 1/2 cup cream and orange peel in a saucepan until the chocolate melts.
• Stir the mixture until smooth.
• Whip the rest of the cream until stiff.
• Slowly mix the icing sugar, rum, and chocolate into the whipped cream.
• Cover the cream with cling film and put it in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

Caramel Cream with Condensed Milk

Caramel is a classic flavor that belongs to Christmas. Use it as a filling for Christmas cupcakes, and enjoy them even more!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Method

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
• Add sugar and beat.
• Once the mixture starts bubbling and the sugar is completely dissolved, add the condensed milk and whisk constantly until you see steam coming from the caramel (about 4 minutes), then remove from the heat.
• Add a pinch of salt and stir.

Dried Fruit Filling with Poppy for Christmas Cupcakes or Tarts

This recipe is easy to make at home and has a rich flavor.

Ingredients

• 2 cups poppy seeds
• 2 cups milk
• 2.5 oz dried apricots
• 2.5 oz dried cranberries
• 2.5 oz raisins
• 2.5 oz cubes of candied orange peel
• 2.5 oz ground walnuts
• 4 spoons of honey
• 4 tablespoons of butter

Method

• Rinse the poppy seeds and drain.
• Cover the poppy seeds with milk and cook for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop the dried fruit.
• Drain the poppy seeds and then mash them once or twice.
• Add honey, butter, ground walnuts, and dried fruit and mix.

How to decorate cupcakes for Christmas?

The primary ingredient is powdered sugar, which creates a snow dust effect and gives the cupcakes a Christmas flair.

You can also use stencils in the shape of a star, snowflake, or tree, which you place on the cupcake and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

You can do the same with cocoa powder or cinnamon and the same templates. Or you can use classic Christmas cookie cutters to create the same decorative effect.

You can also use small Christmas ornaments, such as miniature ornaments in the shape of stars, snowflakes, bells, or tiny Christmas trees.
Use miniature chocolate ornaments or figures such as small chocolate figures of Santa Claus, reindeer, or Christmas baubles.

You can also use dried fruit in Christmas colors. Cherries, cranberries, or small slices of orange are perfect for this occasion. You can also add nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds, or walnuts.