I’m yearning for spring after a winter storm reached its icy fingers down south and left a 3° windchill in it’s path. Brr.
I decided to give spring a nudge by whipping up my easy strawberry tartlets. Cream cheese, a touch of honey, brown sugar and strawberries come together to form an elegant dessert that sits inside a crisp wonton cup. It’s the perfect bite! And it’s the ideal dessert for spring.
When I’m planning a party, I always try to include foods that are individually portion sized, easy to eat and doesn’t require a lot of fuss. The wonton cups can be made in advance and filled right before your guests arrive. The filling can also be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge.
This is my #1 recipe I turn to when I need a beautiful, tasty dessert and I’m short on time. Not only is it scrumptious, the bright colors assure me that winter will not last forever!
These elegant, crispy little tartlets filled with creamy, honey infused cream cheese and pretty, sliced strawberries are also perfect for Sunday brunch, a spring bridal shower, a tea party, Mother’s Day or you can keep them all to yourself. I’ll never tell! Dress them up by adding a dollop of whipped cream and a tiny mint leaf.
Ingredients
- Easy Strawberry Tartlets
- 12 wonton wrappers
- 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cream cheese
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- Whipped cream and fresh mint, optional
Instructions
- Brush one side of each wonton with melted butter. Place brown sugar in a shallow bowl and press buttered side of wontons into sugar to coat. Press wontons, sugar side up, into greased muffin cups. Bake at 325° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack to cool.
- In a bowl, combine the cheese, honey and orange juice. Spoon about 1 Tablespoon of cheese mixture into each wonton cup. Top with strawberries. Garnish with whipped cream and mint. Yield: 1 dozen
Helpful Hint: Think beyond strawberries. Once blueberry picking season arrives, I’ll make blueberry tartlets. What about blackberries? Yum!
Do you have a favorite dessert recipe that’s quick and easy?
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These look amazing! Pinned so I can make them later. You are right, they definitely remind me of Spring.
Thanks for pinning, Penny! Maybe if I close my eyes and cross my fingers, spring will come early this year. 🙂
First of all, beautiful pics! I’d like to reach right into the screen and grab one! I am ready for spring also and what better way to get there than making this luscious recipe! It seems like forever but spring is only a few weeks away now. We will be diving right into these wonderful lighter recipes.
Thanks, Shirley! I had fun photographing these cute little bundles of goodness. 🙂
Those Strawberry Tartlets look so yummy! It’s funny, as a kid I hated strawberry’s but in the last few years it has become one of my favorite fruits (after pineapples of course!) I can’t wait to try this recipe <3
These look divine! I also LOVE strawberries so much!
These look amazing! I’m vegan and this looks awesome enough to try to create a vegan version of it! I absolutely love crispy wonton wrappers. Yum!
These look so good! I grew up picking strawberries and I am always looking for new ways to make desserts with them. Thank you for sharing.
Those look delicious. I like that you used wonton wrappers. Easy for little hands
i love that you can use wonton wrappers for practically everything. these look really good. 🙂 though the last time i tried to make mini lasagna in wonton wrappers i couldn’t get them crispy. do you have any idea why that happened? i’m kinda a novice in the kitchen 😛
These look so wonderful, and will probably make an appearance at my next function! I am sure that due to their size, my guests & I would have a difficult time convincing ourselves not to inhale several at a time 🙂
You had me at strawberry! I love all things strawberry and I absolutely cannot wait to make these!
wow … these look AMAZING. you are way too good at baking!
I don’t think I have ever tasted wonton wrappers! This looks yummy and so easy to make too.. I’ve to check to see if my grocery store carries wonton wrappers..
This looks lovely! Thank you for sharing. I need to pin this for future reference. I love strawberries.
I really love to eat strawberry, and because of you, you made it with colors and great taste. I’ll try it.
These look amazing! They would be a perfect dessert!
I’m going to make for our next church dinner. I love strawberries especially when they are dressed up like this!
Of course these look amazing! I’m on such a strawberry kick these days – I’m gonna try ’em! Thanks for joining us at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week! Feel free to bring a friend with you 🙂 Happy Friday! #TGIF
These look really good. They seem pretty simple too. I am going to have to try and make these soon!
These look so awesome and fresh to make. Thanks for the step by step.