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Fruit-filled Cream Cheese Tartlets (low carb, no sugar, gluten free)

2/17/2014

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    My family was craving some pastry-type of breakfast treat that was still "on plan" and healthy for us, so I searched around and found a recipe on CutTheWheat.com and adapted it to fit my style of cooking and my family's favorite way to eat!

    This recipe requires the use of something you might not have in your kitchen:  a muffin-top pan, or a whoopie pie pan.  You may also use tartlet pans.

    If you are on either a low-carb, Paleo,
diabetic, sugar-free, or gluten-free diet, or you are following a Healthy and Trim lifestyle eating plan, I can't begin to express how helpful a muffin-top pan or whoopie pie pan can be!  Think...

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sandwich thins
...hamburger buns
...larger cookies
...mini pies
...tartlets
...single-serving layer cakes
...oven-baked pancakes
...mini-fritattas
...baking eggs in round shapes for breakfast sandwiches
...and of course, muffin tops
...and whoopie pies.

    And, of course, all low carb.  Woot!

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Homemade Sandwich Thins
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Mini-Pies
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Homemade Cheesy Rolls
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Homemade Hamburger Buns
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Tartlets
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Mini-Tartlet Pans
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Muffin Top Pan (usually 6 wells)
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Whoopie Pie Pan (usually 12 wells)
 

The recipe:

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  • 3/4 cup almond flour (I prefer Honeyville Farms brand for its finer texture)
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut flour
  • 1/4 tsp. full-mineral sea salt like Redmond RealSalt or Celtic sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. xanthan gum or glucomannan powder
  • 5-1/2 Tbsp. Swerve sweetener or erythritol/Truvia, divided
  • 3-1/2 Tbsp. cold butter
  • 3 eggs (2 egg whites and 1 whole egg)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract (learn how to easily make your own, here!)
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 5 Tbsp. cream cheese
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
  • 6 Tbsp. low-sugar or no-sugar fruit preserves

    Set oven rack to middle level.  Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C).  Grease 10 wells of a whoopie pie pan (or halve this recipe for 5 muffin-top or whoopie pie wells).  You may also use tartlet pans or mini-pie pans.
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Place dry ingredients into food processor.
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Pulse until well combined.
    Place almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum, 3 Tbsp. Swerve or erythritol/Truvia, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a food processor.  Pulse 10-12 times until blended.  (Or, combine well in large bowl, making sure any almond flour lumps have disappeared.)

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Slice the cube of cold butter into 1/4" (1 cm) slices.
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Rotate the sliced butter one turn and slice it again into 1/4" (1 cm) slices.
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Rotate the chilled butter one more time and slice it the short way into 1/4" (1 cm) slices.
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Sprinkle small chunks of butter on top of almond flour mixture.
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Pulse until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
    Cut cold butter into 1/4" (1 cm) cubes and sprinkle onto flour mixture in food processor.  Pulse 10-20 times until mixture resembles bread crumbs. (Or, use a pastry blender to cut the cubed bits of butter into the flour mixture.)


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Whip eggs together until light and fluffy.
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Mix wet and dry ingredients until well combined.
    In a separate bowl, whip 1 whole egg and 1 egg white until light and fluffy, with either a wire whisk or an electric hand mixer.  Add whipped eggs and vanilla extract to the flour mixture in the food processor.  Combine until smooth and well blended.  (Or, combine liquid ingredients and dry ingredients together and blend well.)


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Combine wet and dry ingredients thoroughly.
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Place a heaping spoonful of dough in each well.
    Spoon about 1 oz. of the dough (1 very heaping tablespoon) into each greased well.  Use either your fingers or a rubber spatula to flatten the dough into the bottom of the well.


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Spread the dough to fill each of the wells.
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Like this!
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Bake dough 5-7 minutes.
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Press down with a greased spoon to make an indentation in the middle of each tartlet crust.
    Bake dough for 5-7 minutes; remove pan from oven.  With a greased metal spoon, gently but firmly press down into the middle of each round flattened baked dough to make an indentation.  Be careful not to tear through the bottom of each dough round.  (You will want to grease the back of the spoon with each round.)   Place pan back into oven for another 5-10 minutes until the outsides of the tartlets are firm.


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Combine wet ingredients thoroughly.
    Meanwhile, prepare the cream cheese topping in a separate bowl:  stir together cream cheese, remaining egg white, vanilla or almond extract, and remaining 2-1/2 Tbsp. sweetener until smooth. 


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Swirl cream cheese mixture and preserves together on the top of the tartlet crusts.
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Bake and cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to cool on baking rack or towel.


    Remove tartlet crusts from oven again and reduce oven temperature to 350° F (176° C).  Place 1 Tbsp. of cream cheese mixture into each baked tartlet crust.  Top the cream cheese mixture with about 1 tsp. of fruit preserves, either leaving it in the middle of each tartlet or using a toothpick to swirl preserves into the cream cheese mixture.  Bake tartlets for another 10-12 minutes or until the cream cheese/preserves topping has set.  Allow to cool for 15 minutes; remove tartlets from baking pan and cool completely on wire cooling rack or towel. 
    So there you have it!  A deliciously sweet pastry type of dessert or breakfast, with no sugar or flour. 

    If you do decide to make this for breakfast, the baking times add up so that this wouldn't be the best recipe to make during a rushed morning.  I actually made mine the night before so we could enjoy them for a quick breakfast.

Here's the printable version:

    Click on the image below to download and print your own binder-ready recipe!
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    Have you ever tried to make your own no-sugar, low-carb, gluten-free breakfast pastry?  If so, did it have fruit filling - and what flavor or variety did you use?

    What's your biggest struggle with providing low-carb breakfasts in your home?

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8 Comments
Shirley Wood link
2/17/2014 05:53:37 pm

This looks super yummy! I Pinned it to my Dessert board so I can make it! Love the pictures too :-)

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Julieanne link
2/17/2014 06:42:44 pm

Thank you, Shirley, for coming by to let me know that you've pinned this recipe. It's so delicious! I can't wait to make it later this week! Yum!

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Misty
2/18/2014 08:55:15 am

How many do you suppose is a meal or dessert? This is so S yummy looking

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Julieanne link
2/19/2014 05:35:11 pm

Hi, Misty, I haven't run any numbers, but when we ate ours, we each had 1-1/2 of them for our breakfast. It was filling and satisfying without being sickeningly sweet. :)

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Misty
2/19/2014 07:48:26 pm

Sounds great I was thinking 2 sounded about right can't wait to buy my pan!!

Julieanne link
2/20/2014 09:41:12 am

I know, I was so thrilled to buy my pan, too! I'd actually like to buy a second one so I can make twice as many tartlets or cheesy rolls or low-carb buns or "round fried eggs" at one time. I really like putting extra foods away in the freezer for future use!

Iris Stinson
3/6/2014 08:33:57 pm

Hi, I was wondering if you refrigerated coconut oil could you substitute that for the butter?

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Julieanne link
3/8/2014 08:07:10 am

Hi, Iris, thanks for your question - it's a great one. If your coconut oil is chilled so you can cut it into cubes, I think this would work well. However, it may not have the same "pastry" taste or texture that you'd find by using chilled butter. If you give this a try, please come back and let us know how it tasted! :)

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