Walnut Caramel Tartlets with Salted Butter

7. 10. 2025

This recipe for walnut cupcakes is perfect as a sweet treat, served with coffee, or you can serve them with other Christmas cookies when celebrating the holidays.

Ingredients

For a cupcake

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup butter (cold)

For filling

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups semi-fat cottage cheese
• 1 egg

For nuts in caramel

• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
• 1/2 cup roasted pistachios

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Mix the flour, sugar, ginger, and cold butter.
• Place the prepared dough on a lightly floured rolling pin and roll out to 0.2 inches.
• Make 24 rounds with a cookie cutter and carefully press mini muffin tins or cupcakes.
• Put in the fridge.
• For the filling, mix the melted and cooled butter, sugar, and cottage cheese. Mix until everything is combined.
• Cool, then add the eggs.
• Divide the mixture into cupcakes and bake for 20 minutes.
• Leave to cool before removing from the tins.
• To make the caramel nuts, place the honey, sugar, and butter in a small saucepan.
• Melt slowly and then bring to a boil, stirring, until it turns a light caramel color.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the nuts.
• Put one teaspoon of nuts in caramel on each cupcake and let it harden.

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