CHRISTMAS WREATH TART FROM SCRATCH | Holiday Dessert Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pie crust

Phyllo dough is lower in fat, and a homemade crust can be more economical.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia is a lower-calorie sweetener.

raspberries

🥗Healthier: strawberries

💰Cheaper: frozen berries

Frozen berries are often less expensive and available year-round.

Make the tart dough by mixing all-purpose flour, matcha powder, salt, almond flour, powdered sugar, and butter until it reaches a sandy texture.

Add beaten eggs to the mixture and combine until evenly mixed.

Chill the dough in the fridge completely before use.

Prepare the almond cream by mixing almond flour, softened butter, powdered sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, and eggs, along with a bit of cooking alcohol for flavor.

Mix the almond cream on high speed until smooth.

Make raspberry jam to use as glue for fruit decorations.

Use two tart pans with 8-inch and 6-inch diameters to create the wreath shape.

Roll out the chilled dough, being careful as the matcha makes it crumbly.

Cut the dough using the smaller tart pan and chill again before baking.

Pipe almond cream into the tart shells, filling them about two-thirds full.

Bake the tarts, lowering the temperature towards the end to maintain the matcha color.

Remove the tarts from the pans, applying gentle pressure if they stick.

Once the raspberry jam is chilled and thickened, use it to attach fruits on top of the tart.

Decorate with herbs like sage, rosemary, and thyme, and add gold leaves for shine.

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