For a lot of people, Valentine’s Day means chocolate. Not surprisingly, Valentine’s Day is responsible for a spike in chocolate sales each year, although Easter and Halloween bring even higher figures. Still, 50-60 million pounds of Valentine’s Day chocolate is nothing to scoff at! While I love chocolate as much as the next person, I felt that St. Valentine and Cupid might like a change of pace – sort of like when parents suggest leaving beer instead of milk for Santa.
I’ve always loved lemony desserts: lemon bars, lemon meringue pie, macarons with lemon curd, etc. Sometimes as a child I would request a lemon meringue pie in lieu of a more traditional birthday cake, but truth be told, I never really cared much for the meringue – the lemon custard layer was where the magic happened, as far as I was concerned. These tartlets are like miniature lemon pies, sans meringue, and with some raspberry purée to lend a more festive hue.
These raspberry lemon tartlets are the perfect blend of sweet and, well, tart – which is fitting, in a way, since I think many of us know that love too can often be a blend of sweet and tart (not to mention Valentine’s Day itself, also known as SAD – Singles Awareness Day). Regardless of whether you’re making these for a special someone or as a treat for yourself, I hope these tartlets are the only thing tart about your Valentine’s Day this year!
Too many inviting recipes to try!
Always a good problem to have!
These are absolutely gorgeous! I love lemon treats as well but these raspberry ones are a great change of pace!
Thanks!! I really like the combination of raspberries and lemon – sweet but not cloying – and the colors are so naturally cheery.
These are so pretty! I love the combination of lemon and raspberry. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
My pleasure – thanks for stopping by!
Before today, I had no idea that Tart tampers existed. Now I know, I must have one in my life, it would have solved some past conundrums when a recipe needs very short pastry
I too only learned about them recently! They’re fairly inexpensive, and for the amount of hassle they can save you, certainly worth having around
Oh man, we think alike, making raspberry/citrusy things for Valentine’s Day! (Who needs chocolate!?
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I know, what a coincidence, huh? I thought that was amusing when I first saw your post (so beautiful, by the way!). I do love chocolate (I’d be lying if I said I didn’t), but I think it overshadows other types of desserts far too much.
I just adore desserts with raspberries! Gorgeous!