Holiday Almond Tassies
I make so many of these fancy tassies, I use up a 7-pound container of almond paste every year! They’re one of my family’s holiday favorites. —Donna Westhouse, Dorr, Michigan
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- FILLING:
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) almond paste
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Reviews
Absolute heaven.I grew up in NJ. My parent's friend had a bakery and made REAL almond coffee cake- loaded with almond paste. This is what I thought of when I tasted these tarts.***One thing I need to ask. I still have enough filling for a 5th dozen. Can I freeze the remaining filling?Right now, I'm going to make 1/2 batch of crust so I don't waste any filling.
Great almond taste
WOW, tasted great and easy to make. They puffed up as they baked, but after taking out of oven, within 10 minutes, I had a whole in the middle of the filling. Any suggestions?
These are wonderful but there is way too much filling. The dough is very nice to work with. Next time, I will make 1 1 /2 recipes of the dough. I finished the extra filling with mini cupcake liners....seriously, 16 mini cupcakes with filling and almond slivers! They are moist and delicious too. I am surprised that only one reviewer mentioned too much filling.
Awesome!!!
Almond is a very favorite around my house, I made these last year and they were wonderful
Are there different brands of almond paste? Is one brand better than another? These sound yummy!
Has anyone made this without adding the orange juice?
Being of Dutch Heritage I have made butter letter, almond squares,, almond tartlets. I am not able to find the almond paste here in Atlanta in anything but 8 oz. cans and it just is not the same. Any suggestions a. Thanks.
Love the flavor. The cream cheese pastry is very easy to work with. I sometimes top them with candied cherries and a drizzle of melted chocolate for the holidays