Petite Pumpkin Toffee Tarts Recipes

PUMPKIN TOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sprinkle toffee bits into pie shell; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and salt. Beat in the milk, cream and eggs until filling is smooth and creamy. Pour filling over toffee bits in pie shell. Place on baking sheet in the middle of the oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 90 minutes, or until filling is set and crust is golden brown.

TINY PECAN TARTS

Steps:

• To Make Pastry: Cream butter or margarine and cream cheese. Add flour and mix well. Make into 48 balls; place one ball in each cup of a mini tart pan. Use your fingers or a tart tamper to press out into a tart shell.
• To Make Filling: Break the eggs, but do not beat. Add sugar, melted butter, salt, vanilla and pecans. Mix well. Fill the tart shells. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until delicately browned.

PUMPKIN-TOFFEE CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside., In a large bowl, beat yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add sugars, beating on high speed until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt together twice; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well., With clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into batter. Spread into prepared pan., Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., For filling, in a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over rum; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat; set aside., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in rum mixture and 1/3 cup toffee bits., Unroll cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup toffee bits. Spread filling over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on a serving platter. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar. Drizzle with caramel syrup; sprinkle with remaining toffee bits. Refrigerate until serving.

SHELLEY'S TOFFEE TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Bake tart shells until brown.
• 2. Melt toffee & whipping cream in a saucepan on medium heat until smooth.
• 3. Pour into shells & place a chocolate chip in the center of each tart.
• 4. Cool.
• Please note that the prep time depends on how fast you unwrap the toffee and the cooking time depends on your oven and how fast the toffee melts for you.

PETITE PUMPKIN TOFFEE TARTS

Steps:

• Arrange oven racks in top and bottom thirds of oven.
• preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place tart shells on 2 large baking sheet leaving a bit of space between them.
• thaw at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile finely chop skor bars and place a teaspoon into each shell.
• In medium bowl, whisk pumpkin with sugar,eggs,vanilla and pie spice until blended.
• Fill shells nearly to the top and place a peacan half on each.
• Bake sheets on separate racks. Rotate baking sheets between racks after 10 minutes.Then continue baking until filling is set about 10 minutes more.
• Serve warm or cool .
• If making ahead store in an airtight container in the fridge. They will keep well for 2 days or freeze up to 3 months.
• Also delicious served with ice cream.

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE TARTS WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. To make the crust, combine the gingersnap crumbs with the melted butter and toss together until the mixture holds together when pressed. Add an additional tablespoon of melted butter if necessary. Pat evenly over the bottom and halfway up the sides of 8 (4 1/2-inch) tartlet pans. Bake about 7 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Put the grated ginger in a fine sieve set over a small bowl and press against it to extract the juice. Set aside the ginger juice and discard the pulp. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, spices and salt. Beat until creamy and well-combined. Beat in the ginger juice and the pumpkin puree. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each until blended but being careful not to overbeat. Pour the filling into the tartlet pans and bake 25 to 35 minutes, or until the center is just firm to the touch. Cool to room temperature then chill at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.