Blackberry-Lime Tartlets
Can we talk about the weather? I don't know what it's like where you are, but here in central Mississippi it's officially sweltering. I was just out watering the garden and between the heat and the clouds of hungry mosquitoes, I couldn't get inside fast enough.In this heat, I don't really feel like doing a lot of cooking. Though fresh fruits and vegetables are plentiful, I'd rather eat them raw than have to spend much time cooking them over a hot store. So I've been making a lot of barely-cooked dishes that are as easy as they are refreshing. Like this one. It's a light dessert that looks and tastes elegant but is very easy to put together using store-bought phyllo (or fillo) shells and Wildwood soyogurt. (Though I could have made my own phyllo crusts, ready-made shells are a great time-saver.) The yogurt filling, flavored with fresh lime and thickened slightly with agar, goes well with just about any fruit; I just happened to find these big, juicy blackberries irresistible. They combine beautifully with the flakiness of the pastry and the sweet-tart creaminess of the filling.

Blackberry-Lime Tartlets
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24 mini phyllo shells (in your grocer's freezer case)
1 cup plain soy yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/4 cup apple juice
1/3 cup light-colored organic sugar
2 teaspoons agar powder
6 ounces blackberries
Crisp the phyllo shells by baking them for 4 minutes in a 350F oven. (This keeps the filling from causing them to get soft.) Set aside to cool while you make the filling.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix the soy yogurt with the lime juice and grated peel.
Put the apple juice and sugar into a small sauce pan and heat it, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Sprinkle the agar powder over the juice and continue to heat until the agar completely dissolves. Remove from the heat and pour into the yogurt mixture, stirring well.
Divide the yogurt equally among the phyllo shells. Refrigerate the shells until the filling has chilled and set, about an hour. Place blackberries on top and serve.
Makes 6 servings of 4 tartlets each. 4 tartlets contain 158 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (27% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 27g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 51mg Sodium; 3g Fiber. 3 Weight Watchers Flex Points. (Nutritional breakdown assumes Wildwood plain soyogurt.)

Definitely kid-friendly!
Labels: higher-fat, Ridiculously Easy, soy









41 Comments:
Oh my, These look delicious. I might have to make my own little cups, but these looks really fun and tasty. I've even got a bunch of blackberries that I just picked!
:) Amey
I definately agree it is horribly hot here in MS!!! I'm around Southaven, and it's barely breathable.
Those look so yummy!! I tend not to cook alot, when it's already hot outside, why make it hotter inside.
I want to say something constructive and meaningful but all I can do is dribble!
I am totally lusting over these!
The blackberries are the most perfect I've ever seen.
Oh, these look scrumptious. Thanks for adding me to the Veg Blog Search!
I always have a few packages of these phyllo cups in my freezer. I use them for both sweet and savory. One of my favorite things to do is to beat one egg (that's all it takes to fill a package of 15 phyllo cups), mix with a tiny bit of minced onion, red bell pepper, scallions, and parmesan cheese (though it's just as good without the cheese), and make mini quiches for an appetizer.
These look great! I just wanted to recommend to you So Delicious' new coconut-milk based yogurt. It's dairy free and delicious and creamy!
These are so cute! And perfect for summer!
When I opened the page, the picture took a few seconds to load, and when it did, I immediately smiled. What an adorable little tartlet! Thanks so much for this recipe!
Oh my! That looks beautiful!
Don't the cups get soggy with the filling though? I'd made something similar sometime back and had to eat 'em as soon as the filling was placed in. I should try it your way now...
How cute!
Those look yummy, and adorable.
I had my very first taste of a blackberry yesterday and was taken by their taste, very good. I think I will have to try these.
Susan, these small tarts are great for little hands. Even for big hands. They look so tasty. Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on your Premio Arte y Pico award from Meryl, Inspired Bites.
These look YUMMY! Those blackberries look so juicy!
Hi Susan,
These are just about the most adorable little tarts I've ever seen! I bet they are delicious, too. And I will have a whole bunch of blackberries in my yard in about a month. . .stay cool. . .
Wow - those berries are gorgeous! I love summer produce, but hate the heat :o)
beautiful!! when will your cookbook be out?? i really want it! i hope when you publish it, you include nutritional/calorie breakdowns for the dishes.
Beautiful!
I know the feeling. It's 90-something in Memphis too. Of course, we're not that far apart! I could definitely use one of these tarts to cool down...love the big ol' blackberries.
Sounds good to me! They're downright gorgeous.
It's COLD weather here in San Francisco! In the high-50's this evening when I walked home.
Oy, those look mighty tasty!
I agree with you about the weather! I live in icky, nasty Florida; and while the sudden t-storms that pop can alleviate some of the heat, the humidity is through the roof! (Even when I run at 6 a.m.)
Also just want to add how much I adore this site--I've been visiting everyday since I became a vegan, almost a year ago! You are so awesome; please keep up the stellar work! :)
~Erin @ "Vegan & the City"
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This is my first visit to ur blog and i am already loving it, especially the blackberrie cupcakes. Look great:-)
X M
Yeahhh Blackberries! They are so delicious on their own I never end up with any to make something with :( But your tarts sure look tasty.
This is the perfect antidote to sweltering temperatures. Stay cool!
Pretty, finger food, and easy to make to? Perfect!
I love those little phyllo shells. I made little pumpkin pies in them one Thanksgiving and my son Alex loved them.
I made these tonight! They were delicious. I topped them off with raspberries instead since my Whole Foods didn't have any blackberries. Thanks so much Susan! You can see the picture of mine at http://mysocalledveganlife.com/2008/07/29/favorite-breakfast/
And yes...I finally started a blog. Thanks for the inspiration! www.mysocalledveganlife.com
Those look delicious. Blackberries will be ripe here in another couple weeks, and if I can beat my dog to them, I'll be making these. (She ate all the apples on the lower branches of my fledgling apple tree. Who says dogs aren't natural vegetarians?)
These are too cute! I love mini tartlets and blackberry and lime sounds delicious!
oh these babies are beautiful! now I'm craving blackberries...
absolutely the most PERFECT photo. love the new blogdesign
These look so pretty!
Looks amazing! I'll have to make this for a shower one day - the non-vegans will never know the difference :)
Do you have a good recipe for home-made phyllo?
Sorry--I've never made it from scratch.
This is still my favorite "I need dessert for 50 people! Eek!" recipe (and one of my favorite dessert recipes, period). Since we moved from one state to another, I can't find agar powder anywhere!
Do you think I could substitute a little kuzu starch for the agar? Any substitution suggestions would be awesome (gotta whip up 100 of these guys for our housewarming tomorrow!).
Eek! Tomorrow? I wish I'd known--I would have sent you some agar. I haven't ever worked with kuzu, so I just don't know. But anything that you could add to stiffen it a little should work. Also, you could try draining the yogurt in cheesecloth for a while to make it thicker (but that is a waste of yogurt). Good luck! And please let me know what you do and how it comes out.
I couldn't find agar powder at my local grocery store chain (their natural food section is decent sized, but not huge). Would an Asian grocery store have it? The nearest Whole Foods is a bit of a trek for me.
Thank you.
An Asian grocery store is really the best place to buy agar powder. Most of them have it in little packets that last a while for a much lower price than you'll pay in a health food store. You can see the kind I use in the background of one of the photos in this post.
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