peach and almond tarts!

so recently we purchased sea world passes, and every time we go i always get suckered into their little bakery! and of course in standard theme park fashion everything is picture perfect ! they have chocolate cakes a mile high, the biggest muffins/cookies and of course tons of shinny glossy tarts! not to mention they sell Starbucks! its a lose lose for my wallet. so when the hubs told me he wanted to take the kids to sea world today i jumped in the kitchen to make these peach and almond tarts with my own starbucks coffee! after all, they are super simple to put together, looks and tastes like a million bucks and now i can save that $11 and get a churro instead lol !

here's how i made them: (for two tarts)

1 sheet of puff pastry (thawed)

1/4 cup of almond paste 

1/3 cup of cream cheese (soft)

5 Tablespoons of sugar plus more

1 large peach (sliced thin)

1 egg (for wash)

1/4 cup of apricot preserves (melted)

pre-heat oven to 350

cut two large circles into your puff pastry. in the middle where your peaches will lay, prick holes with a fork so it wont puff up while baking. 

slice your peach into thin slices.

next, mix cream cheese and 5 T of sugar together. 

spread almond paste on the bottom of the puff pastry dough, next spread on a layer of the cream cheese and sugar mixture. then lay your peaches on top and sprinkle with an additional tablespoon of sugar or two. last, brush the edges with the egg and bake until golden brown. 

when the tarts are done baking brush with melted apricot preserves. this will make it picture perfect shinny! and enjoy :)