Puff Pastry Tarts with Mixed Berries and Cottage Cheese

cottage cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Ricotta offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

mixed berries

🥗Healthier: sliced strawberries

💰Cheaper: frozen mixed berries

Frozen berries are often less expensive and still flavorful.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Maple syrup can be a cost-effective sweetener.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Granulated sugar is more readily available and affordable.

Add 2/3 cup blackberries, 2/3 cup raspberries, and 2/3 cup blueberries to a saucepan.

Add 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to the saucepan.

Mix well and leave on medium heat until it creates a sauce, ensuring the fruits remain visible.

Let the sauce thicken while preparing the puff pastry.

Defrost puff pastry sheets on the counter until not frozen but still pliable.

Cut each pastry sheet into 6 tarts, yielding 12 tarts in total.

Score a rectangular shape around the tarts about half an inch from the edge.

Bake the tarts at 400°F for 5-7 minutes.

Prepare the cottage cheese by mixing 12 tablespoons with 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey.

Remove the tarts from the oven and press the center rectangle down.

Add the cottage cheese mixture on top of the pressed area.

Spoon the mixed berries sauce over the cottage cheese.

Brush the edges with egg wash before baking again.

Bake until golden brown at 400°F for another 15 minutes.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving and garnish with fresh mint leaves.

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