Mini cheese tart is a copycat of famous brand Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart. Inspired by the distinct cheesy taste of Hokkaido dairy and using a traditional recipe from Japan’s dairy heartland.
However, the brand Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart is not originally from Japan. It already has branches in Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, and China.
Mini cheese tarts are currently very popular over Asia. When the first time this mini cheese tart launch in Bandung, many people including me bought in droves. After a long time, I really want to make a copycat of it.
This mini cheese tart has a combination of a crispy buttery pastry filled with fluffy molten cheese filling. The butter smell after baked makes you crazy. This mini dessert makes you want to eat over and over again.
To be honest, my homemade mini cheese tart is worth selling haha. If you want to try cooking this mini cheese tart you can follow my recipe and tell me on the comment! Thank you!
How to make homemade mini cheese tart:
Tart Crust
In a food processor combine flour and cold butter and pulse several times to mix. Do not overmix.
Add ice water, apple cider vinegar, and salt and pulse several times. The mixture is ready if when you pinch some of the crumbly dough together with your fingers, it holds together.
Turn the dough into a ball and wrap it with plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cheese Filling
Place cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, cheddar cheese, yogurt, granulated sugar, and milk into the pot. Then cook on medium heat until cheese has melted, stirring frequently. Then turn off the heat and add an egg yolk and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
Assembly The Tart
Preheat oven to 338°F (170°C). Place a baking sheet on an oven rack. Onto the floured surface, cut the dough into 16 parts, roll out dough with a rolling pin to a 1/8 of an inch thick.
Carefully place onto a 2-inch pie plate. Gently press the pie dough down so that it lines the bottom and sides of the pie plate, cut out the excess. Poke the bottom of the crust with a fork. Bake 338°F (170°C) for 18 minutes on a baking sheet.
Final
Put the cheese mixture into a triangle plastic. Top the crust with cheese mixture. Brush a thin layer of egg wash on top of the cheese mixture. Bake at 392°F (200°C) until nice and golden.
When done baking, cool the mini cheese tart at room temperature. Enjoy!
Homemade Mini Cheese Tart
Ingredients
Tart Filling
- 150 g Cream cheese
- 100 g Mascarpone cheese
- 30 g Cheddar cheese shredded
- 50 g Yogurt
- 30 g Granulated sugar
- 100 ml Milk
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Tart Crust
- 300 g Flour
- 180 g Cold Butter cubed
- 4 tbsp Ice water
- 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
Tart Crust
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In a food processor combine flour and cold butter and pulse several times to mix. Do not overmix.
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Add ice water, apple cider vinegar, and salt and pulse several times. The mixture is ready if when you pinch some of the crumbly dough together with your fingers, it holds together.
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Turn the dough into a ball and wrap it with plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cheese Filling
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Place cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, cheddar cheese, yogurt, granulated sugar, and milk into the pot.
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Cook on medium heat until cheese has melted, stirring frequently. Then turn off the heat and add an egg yolk and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
Assembly The Tart
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Preheat oven to 338°F (170°C). Place a baking sheet on an oven rack.
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Onto the floured surface, cut the dough into 16 parts, roll out dough with a rolling pin to a 1/8 of an inch thick.
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Carefully place onto a 2-inch pie plate. Gently press the pie dough down so that it lines the bottom and sides of the pie plate, cut out the excess.
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Poke the bottom of the crust with a fork.
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Bake 338°F (170°C) for 18 minutes on a baking sheet.
Final
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Put the cheese mixture into a triangle plastic.
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Top the crust with cheese mixture.
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Brush a thin layer of egg wash on top of the cheese mixture.
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Bake at 392°F (200°C) until nice and golden.
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When done baking, cool the mini cheese tart at room temperature.
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Enjoy!
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These mini cheese tarts look so perfect for Sunday brunches. Yum. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Don’t forget to inform me how the recipe goes! 🙂
These cheese tarts are so cute! I would love to make a big batch of them over the weekend to enjoy the whole week. And great steps on cheese filling!
Thank you 🙂
These are not only bit size wonders but also portion control one too. I need to try this tarts.
Thank you 🙂