Description
Festive Holiday Almond Tassies bring delightful nutty sweetness to seasonal celebrations. Delicate pastry shells cradle rich almond filling, promising a memorable dessert experience you’ll savor with pure holiday joy.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 8-ounce (226 grams) cans almond paste
- 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 1.5 cups sugar
Dough Ingredients:
- 1 cup (227 grams) butter, softened
- 6 ounces (170 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
Finishing and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix softened butter and cream cheese in a spacious mixing bowl until achieving a smooth, airy consistency.
- Gradually incorporate flour into the butter-cream cheese mixture, blending until a uniform dough forms.
- Delicately shape the dough into 48 evenly sized small spheres (approximately 1-inch diameter).
- Dust fingertips with flour to prevent sticking, then gently press each dough ball into greased miniature muffin tin, carefully molding the dough along the bottom and sides of each cup.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, combine almond paste, granulated sugar, whole eggs, fresh orange juice, heavy cream, and all-purpose flour, whisking until the filling becomes smooth and fully integrated.
- Carefully spoon the almond filling into the prepared dough cups, filling each approximately three-quarters full.
- Sprinkle a generous layer of sliced or chopped almonds across the top of each filled cup.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C) and bake the tassies for 12-13 minutes, or until the edges turn a delicate golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow the tassies to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, helping them set and preventing potential crumbling.
- Gently transfer the tassies from the muffin tin to wire cooling racks, allowing them to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough before shaping to make handling easier and prevent sticking.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother mixing and better texture.
- Press dough evenly into muffin cups to create uniform, thin shells for delicate pastries.
- Toast almonds briefly before sprinkling to enhance their nutty flavor and aroma.
- Allow tassies to cool completely to set filling and prevent crumbling when removing from pan.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 230 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg