Do you ever wake up in the morning craving something tart? It happened to me today and decided to make something new! I love my Lemon Tartlet Recipe, but I decided to go beyond the lemon tartlet today and try it with lavender. Never be boring, right? Who knew that Lemon and Lavender taste amazing together!?
This cute little lavender lemon tartlet recipe is a mini version of a tart. It is much more fun to say tartlet than just tart!
Health Benefits of Lavender
I added lavender to my lemon tartlets because of the amazing health benefits. Lavender is said to help provide relief from chronic pain, inflamed tissues, arthritis, insomnia, high anxiety, mood swings, gastrointestinal upset, tension, skin irritation, and headaches. (learn more here). I could use help in all these areas so lavender is always an awesome ingredient to add to any dish.
Health Benefits of Lemon
Lemon also has amazing health properties including cancer-fighting properties. It also said to help prevent diabetes, constipation, high blood pressure, fever, and indigestion. Lemon is also said to improve hair, skin, and teeth. This is not surprising considering all the vitamins and mineral in lemons: vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, folate, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, and protein.
Here are some other recipes from recipe box that have lemon as the main ingredient: Lemon Garlic Chicken Bake, Watermelon Peruvian Ceviche Recipe, Cherry Lemon Cupcakes, Mediterranean Zucchini Pasta Noodles, and Mango Lemonade Mimosa.
Lavender Lemon Tartlet Recipe
Ingredients
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Lemons
12 Premade Tart Shells
1 tbsp Food Grade Lavender Buds
Lemon Tartlet Recipe Instructions
Open can of Sweetened Condensed Milk and pour into mixer bowl.
Juice both lemons and zest one half of one lemon. I love using a microphone to zest my citrus and grate garlic for other recipes. A good grater is one of the items on the ultimate kitchen tools and equipment guide.
Combine lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk, and a sprinkle of the lemon zest. Mix with a whisk for approximately 3-4 minutes until mixture thickens slightly. Refrigerate to cool filling.
Bake tart shells according to package directions until lightly golden. Completely cool. When cool, you can scoop/spoon the chilled filling into the shells OR an alternate way is to spoon the filling into a sandwich bag, close the top and snip a small corner at the bottom to “pipe” the filling into the shells. (Less messy that way.) Return the shells to the fridge and cool until ready to serve. To serve, lightly garnish the tops of the tarts with the lavender buds.
Lavender Lemon Tartlet Recipe
Ingredients
- 14 oz Condensed Milk Sweetened
- 2 Lemons juiced
- 12 Tartlet Shells Premade
- 1 tbsp Lavender Buds Food Grade
Instructions
- Open can of Sweetened Condensed Milk and pour into mixer bowl.
- Juice both lemons and zest one half of one lemon.
- Combine lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk, and a sprinkle of the lemon zest. Mix with a whisk for approximately 3-4 minutes until mixture thickens slightly. Refrigerate to cool filling.
- Bake tart shells according to package directions until lightly golden. Completely cool.
- When cool, you can scoop/spoon the chilled filling into the shells OR an alternate way is to spoon the filling into a sandwich bag, close the top and snip a small corner at the bottom to “pipe” the filling into the shells. (Less messy that way.)
- Return the shells to the fridge and cool until ready to serve.
- To serve, lightly garnish the tops of the tarts with the lavender buds.
Enjoy the yumminess! Let me know what do you think of the Lemon Lavender Tartlet Recipe.
This is such a lovely looking recipe and it seems so easy. can’t wait to try it.m
This is such a lovely looking recipe and it seems so easy. can’t wait to try it.
I had no idea tarts could be so easy! I absolutely cannot wait to try it, especially with the lavender, yum!
These are adorable, April! I’ve been craving citrus lately – thank goodness our delicious Florida produce is in season!!
Could you use fat free sweetened condensed milk?
This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!