Spicy shrimp cream cheese tartlets are so great for entertaining! With cool cream cheese and a bit of heat, these little bites will go quickly!
Our holiday menu always consists of appetizers! I do so much cooking and baking before I even get to the holidays that once the day comes I just want to relax!
My family is so used to it that they enjoy it as much as I do. The most requested appetizer is hummus and chips! I don’t really blame them, that is a meal for me all by itself!
This year I am going with these teriyaki meatballs and of course these spicy shrimp cream cheese tartlets!
They literally take only about 25 minutes from start to finish so they are a must! Along with these I always make cheese, fruit, and meat boards. I cannot wait!
To make these tartlets you only need a few ingredients. Finding ingredients in my cabinet is what I usually do when I want to make something quick and easy.
So I just used what I had on hand! I went with shrimp that had tails on them, but you can definitely buy the ones without. Either way I would suggest defrosting your shrimp before cooking.
If you want to leave out the spicy part of these tartlets that is an easy thing to omit. Just leave out the red pepper flakes.
To make the puff pastry you do not even need to defrost it. Baking it frozen turned out well. You could really do it either way, I just wanted my appetizer to be done faster!
For the cream cheese mixture, you need one block of cream cheese, one tablespoon of dill and some heavy cream. Mixing it for at least five minutes makes the mixture easier to pipe.
It is also not necessary to pipe it but I thought it made them look prettier!
I’m curious, what do you serve for your holiday meal? If you are looking for more appetizers how about these bacon cheddar pinwheels made with puff pastry or asparagus mushroom cheese egg cups!
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Spicy Shrimp Cream Cheese Tartlets Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 sheet Puff Pastry thawed
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese cold
- 4 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream cold
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Dill
- 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 pound Shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons Taco Seasoning
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out puff pastry into a 10×10 inch square.
- Cut 9 (2 inch) circles and place on parchment paper.
- With a sharp knife lightly score about a half inch from edge in a circle shape careful not to cut through pastry.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Using sharp knife carefully rescore the edges and remove centers to make a well. Set aside.
- In mixing bowl add cream cheese. Whisk together on medium low until completely incorporated. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl half way through mixing.
- Slowly add in cream. Scrape down sides half way through mixing.
- Slowly mix in dill.
- Turn mixer up to medium high and whisk for 3 minutes.
- Pipe frosting into the center of each cooled pastry.
- In the meantime heat olive oil in large skillet over high heat.
- Add shrimp, taco seasoning and red pepper flakes.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Top one shrimp onto each pastry.
- Serve and ENJOY!