In addition to being light, these are quite beautiful and evocative of spring, so they would make a lovely addition to a holiday dinner or a barbeque. If you want to make them kid-friendly you can skip the rum and add in an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract and two tablespoons of powdered sugar (or a little stevia extract). If you are catering to a crowd that likes the booze, you could increase the rum a bit (not too much, or it will be too runny).
Vanilla Rum Berry Tarts
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
2 cups 2% plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 ounces vanilla flavored rum (I used Cruzan)
2 tablespoons crema or creme fraiche (optional, but adds a little rich edge to the yogurt)
2 cups assorted fresh berries
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place the puff pastry sheet on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make three horizontal and three vertical cuts to make nine squares of pastry. Bake according to package instructions, or until light golden and very puffy.
Whisk together the yogurt, vanilla, vanilla rum, and crema. For each serving, pull the top layer off of one of the puff pastry squares and spoon on about a quarter cup of the yogurt mixture. Scatter with a scant quarter cup of the berries, top with the remaining pastry, and serve. If you are really feeling crazy, dust with a little powdered sugar before serving. Or, you know, dunk the whole thing in chocolate or something. Whatever your day was like…
Hope you enjoy!
-Angela

This sounds really delicious, not to mention looks great too! I love the vanilla rum!
Yum!
Oh, Angela–this looks awesome! You are putting me and my sugar laden treats to shame… 🙂
Oh, Angela–this looks awesome! You are putting me and my sugar laden treats to shame… 🙂
Ah, I make a Pampered Chef dessert very similar to this in my shows, but it dumps a half cup of sugar in the cream. Yours looks much healthier, especially with the Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. I like that idea. It's delicious looking!
Winner!
This sounds amazing…I am going to have to make it myself!
So pretty. So easy. Seriously considering these for Easter.
Oh do these tarts look great!
This looks so good! I love the combination of Greek yogurt and berries- healthy and delicious.
Such a pretty dessert! I love it when you don't feel too bad about eating a dessert. You make me want to give up sugar too.