EASY Roasted Strawberry Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese Tarts [+Video]

This sweet and savory tart is the perfect combination of roasted strawberries and tangy Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese. With a flaky puff pastry crust and creamy blue cheese filling, these roasted strawberry and blue cheese tarts are a delicious appetizer for any occasion.

Whether you’re hosting your own party for the big game or just wanting to bring an impressive dish to dazzle your guests, this recipe with Treasure Cave’s new Mild Blue Cheese is #FuelForTheFunky. If you remake this dish, tag me and let me know what you think!

This is our third recipe in partnership with Treasure Cave Cheese, and if you haven’t tried our roasted pear blue cheese dip and or blue cheese potato gratin casserole, then you definitely need to!

Ingredients for Blue Cheese Tarts

Here is a brief overview of each ingredient for this tasty tart recipe. Get your grocery list out and ready because you’re probably going to need to grab a few of these ingredients starting with the Treasure Cave Cheese.

• Treasure Cave Mild Blue Cheese Wedge
• Lemon: the acidity cuts through all the creaminess and richness
• Plain Greek Yogurt: adds more creaminess to the cheese filling
• Olive Oil: adds more richness to the cheese filling
• Strawberries: fresh strawberries is preferred
• Sugar: adds sweetness
• Balsamic Vinegar: adds acidity and rich flavor
• Vanilla Bean Paste: adds flavor
• Puff Pastry: the fluffy, buttery and flakey base for the tarts
• Egg: combines with the water to make an egg wash to help the puff pastry get golden and glossy as it bakes
• Water: see description for the egg
• Pistachios: adds a nuttiness and great texture
• Thyme Leaves: adds a pop of fresh herb flavor

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe down below so keep scrolling for all the details.

How to Make Roasted Strawberry Blue Cheese Tarts

Your guests are going to think you spent hours on these decadent blue cheese tarts but it only takes about a half hour. I love when fancy is so easy! Here are the basic steps:

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Blend: Add the cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, yogurt and olive oil to a blender and blend together until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
3. Fold: Add the strawberries, sugar, balsamic vinegar and vanilla bean paste to a medium bowl and gently fold everything together.
4. Roll: Roll out the two puff pastry shee

Raspberry Lemon Tart Bars

Raspberry Lemon Bars – These are the best raspberry lemon tart bars ever and you’ll just go crazy over the sweet tart crust!  We can’t stop eating these bars!

The combination of raspberry and lemon together in desserts is one of my faves! Our raspberry lemon cheesecake bars, lemon raspberry bars, and our lemon raspberry donuts all feature this spectacular flavor combination.

I loved the strawberry version so much I just had to do a raspberry. And the tart dough! You guys, it’s like heaven and because you make it in a pan you don’t have to stress about making it all pretty. These raspberry lemon tart bars are my new favorite treat and I’m totally going to force them on you too. You’re welcome.

I am all about bar dessert recipes. Brownies are wonderful, cookies are delicious but I love a good bar. Key Lime Bars, Peaches N Cream Crumble Bars, raspberry lemon bars… You guys, the list is endless for me, but the real key for me is actually the crust.

What Do I Need to Make Raspberry Lemon Bars?

Besides the fresh raspberries and lemon, most of the ingredients needed will be items you already have in the pantry or fridge. You’ll need a few ingredients for the buttery shortbread crust and a few more for the creamy lemon raspberry filling. Here is what you’ll need:

For the Crust

• Buttermilk
• Egg Yolks
• Vanilla
• All-Purpose Flour
• Powdered Sugar
• Salt
• Butter

For the Filling

• Raspberries
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Sugar
• All-Purpose Flour
• Fresh Lemon Juice and Zest

The measurements for all of the ingredients can be found in the recipe card down below.

How Long Should Lemon Bars Cool Before Cutting?

After baking, lemon bars need time to finish setting up, so they need to cool completely to room temperature before cutting. You’ll be tempted to cut right into them because they smell so good, but be patient! They will be much better after they cool!

Why are My Lemon Bars Runny?

Runny lemon bars usually mean that they need to bake longer. Before removing the baking pan from the oven, give the pan a little shake and there should only be a little jiggle in the middle of the bars. If the bars start to brown too much on top, place a piec

20 Minute Cheesy Caprese Pesto Tarts

I don’t know about you, but I adore appetizers, especially around the holidays. We make these 20 minute cheesy caprese pesto tarts all the time!

It’s easy to make a savory appetizer with puff pastry for gatherings and using a few key ingredients will make it taste like you’ve been in the kitchen for hours. Which is my favorite thing, make people think I’ve worked harder than I did.

We’ve done a whole post on pesto, how to make pesto, how to store pesto, how to freeze pesto, how to keep pesto green, how long pesto keeps, and we have plenty of recipes that use pesto which we will link up to at the bottom of the post. So, refer back to that post if you need to read up on pesto.

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Fisher Nuts, however all opinions remain our own.

What Do I Need to Make Pesto Tarts?

Here is a quick rundown of all the ingredients you’ll need. The measurements for everything can be found by scrolling down to the recipe card below.

For the Pesto

• Basil: you can make your own fresh pesto (highly recommend!) or go with store-bought pesto to save time
• Garlic: fresh whole cloves
• Fisher Walnuts: We use walnuts instead of pine nuts to really push that more nutty flavor in this pesto.
• Olive Oil: make sure it is extra virgin for the best flavor
• Parmesan Cheese: adds flavor
• Lemon Zest and Juice: adds a bright pop of freshness and helps keep the basil green
• Salt: enhances all the flavors

For the Tarts

• Puff Pastry: We use store bought puff pastry because hello, who has time to make that from scratch?
• Grape Tomatoes: You can half them or leave them whole depending on the size.
• Mozzarella Cheese: grab a block of good quality cheese and cube it, it melts so perfectly!
• Black Pepper: adds flavor

Tips About Walnuts

Just as with our classic pesto, the secret to really great flavor is in toasting the nuts and garlic. Walnuts, when fresh are not bitter like you may believe. Instead they have a sweetness to them and with that robust garlic it really makes for a great pesto.

The pesto we will make today is a little different as it uses Fisher Nuts Walnuts. We did a random sampling and Fisher Nuts were preservative free, tasted the most fresh and not bitter since they weren’t past their date of freshness.

Did you know that? That good fresh walnuts taste juicy, nutty and sweet? To store walnuts, I keep mine in the blue bag we buy them in as the dark colored bag actually is best to keep them fresh, then we place them in the kitchen cupboard as light degrades the oils.

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