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Home Β» Appetizers and Snacks Β» Savory Gluten-Free Tartlets with Apple

April 22, 2021 (last updated December 12, 2022)

Savory Gluten-Free Tartlets with Apple

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These tartlets use gluten-free bread for an easy, quick tartlet shell. Filled with apple, walnuts, green onion and plant-based cheese, they are a perfect gluten-free appetizer. Use your own filling and make them savory, sweet or both.

close up of gluten-free appetizer tartlets filled with apple, walnuts and green onion on gray stone plate

More Gluten-Free Appetizer Recipes

Be sure to check out more of myΒ gluten-free appetizer recipesΒ including myΒ gluten-free tartlets with brie and date, gluten-free sausage stuffed baby bella mushrooms,Β gluten-free Thai coconut chicken on baby bok choy leaves and the ever popular gluten-free corn-dog bites.

Easy Gluten-Free Tartlet Crust

Non-gluten-free recipes often use puff pastry for a tart crust. Gluten-free puff pastry is hard to find in the US and is very expensive, so gluten-free bread is a great substitute. A moist pliable gluten-free bread works best – I have had excellent results with Canyon Bakehouse breads. The best thing about using bread for a tart shell is that it can go savory or sweet.

Here’s how it’s done

  • Trim the crust and save it for bread crumbs. (place in zip top bag or container and freeze)
  • Use a rolling pin to flatten the bread. Roll it top to bottom to shape it closer to a square. It does not need to be perfectly square.
  • Brush both sides with olive oil or melted butter (vegan if you prefer)
  • Cut it into four squares.
  • Press the squares into a mini muffin tin.
  • If fillings need to bake in the crust, first bake empty for 7 minutes, then add the filling and bake another 4-5 minutes. If using cold or pre-cooked filling, bake the crusts for 10 minutes, then fill.
overhead view of rolled out bread slice on top of rolling pin on marble board
overhead view of rolled out bread slices with butter brushing onto top right slice. Bowl of melted vegan butter in lower right.
overhead view of 3 rolled out bread slices cut into 4 pieces. Knife in lower right. Marble background
overhead view of mini muffin tin with rolled out bread squares for gluten-free appetizer tartlets.

Tartlet Fillings

The filling recipe below includes cheese (I use Violife plant-based Epic Mature), diced apple, walnuts and green onion. But these tartlet shells have endless possibilities for fillings. Cheese and fruit are always an excellent combination. Dried fruit like apricots, dates, pears and figs are good options. Fresh fruit like apples, pears, cherries work well. Fruits with high water content like citrus will make the tartlet soggy, Add a crunchy element like chopped nuts or seeds and something with a little zing like onion, hot peppers or chili flakes or and you have the perfect bite. If creating your own filling be sure to combine sweet, salty, and tangy with creamy and crunchy.

overhead view of gluten-free appetizer tartlet ingredients. Square bowls with diced apple, chopped green onion and walnuts, microplane, shredded cheese and block of vegan cheese and cut apple. Gray marble background

Here are a few other ideas:

  • Brie and date with chopped walnuts
  • Feta, honey and dried apricots with pistachios
  • SautΓ©ed mushrooms and onion with shaved parmesan
  • Bacon, onion and cheddar
  • Thai coconut chicken
  • Eggplant Caponata
close up of gluten free tartlet appetizers with apple walnut and green onion filling on gray stone plate with green napkin in background

Sweet and Savory Gluten-Free Tartlets

Author: Janet Harlow
Course: Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 tartlets
These tartlets use gluten-free bread for an easy crust and are filled with diced apple, walnuts, green onion and vegan cheese for a gluten-free appetizer that is a perfect, elegant bite.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 25 mins

Recommended Products

  • Violife Epic Mature Cheddar Flavour Block
  • Earth Balance
  • Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White Bread

Ingredients
  

  • 3 slices pliable gluten-free bread
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil melted butter or vegan butter
  • 3/4 cup finely shredded cheese I use Violife Epic Mature
  • 1/2 apple finely diced
  • 1/3 c finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 green onion finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • If using different fillings, see notes below.
  • Preheat the oven to 350Β°
  • See above for visuals on how to create the tartlet shells.
  • Trim the crust off the bread and save the crusts for bread crumbs. (place in zip top bag or container and freeze)
  • Use a rolling pin to flatten the bread. Roll it top to bottom to shape it closer to a square. It does not need to be perfectly square.
  • Brush both sides with olive oil or melted butter (vegan if you prefer).
  • Cut it into four squares.
  • Press the squares into a mini muffin tin, molding it to the shape of the tin.
  • First bake empty shells for 7 minutes. Then add the shredded cheese and bake another 4-5 minutes.
  • Top with diced apple, walnuts and green onion.
  • These tartlets can be served hot or cold.

Notes

If using fillings that need to bake in the shell:
Bake empty shells for 7 minutes, then add the filling and bake another 4-5 minutes.
If using cold or pre-cooked filling:
Bake the shells for 10 minutes, then fill.
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Comments

  1. PKS says

    November 13, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    Love your recipes. Joe can I get more?

    Reply
    • Janet Harlow says

      November 14, 2022 at 10:29 am

      Thank you! Lots more recipes are on my blog at gluten free recipes Let me know if you are looking for something specific.

      Reply

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