Kids’ Kitchen: Strawberry Tart Recipe (with Video)

Home » Recipes » Kids’ Kitchen: Strawberry Tart Recipe (with Video)
| |

Before whenever we’d visit our local Portuguese bakery, Ella would always go for the house-made donuts, but this summer she’s been all about their strawberry tarts – so of course, we had to develop our own Kid-made Strawberry Tart Recipe!

These are the perfect kid-made strawberry tarts, with a fail-proof pie crust and easy glaze. The buttery crust melts in your mouth without bing crumbly, while the strawberries remain crisp and juicy while covered in that perfectly-sweet glaze.

One of the kids’ favourite Montessori practical life lessons has always been hulling strawberries, and we have so many recipes that the kids can help make after they perfect hulling & slicing strawberries:

Yea, you could say we really like strawberry recipes… (There’s even more strawberry recipes than that, but the list was getting a little long!)

strawberry tarts recipe

But on to these tarts… These are the perfect kid-made strawberry tarts, with a fail-proof pie crust and easy glaze. The buttery crust melts in your mouth without bing crumbly, while the strawberries remain crisp and juicy while covered in that perfectly-sweet glaze.

We made our own homemade pie crust for these tarts, but you could easily use a graham cracker crust or pre-made pie shells if you’d prefer a no-bake recipe.

However, we kind of cheated by using Jell-O to make the strawberry glaze. You can use our homemade strawberry syrup and add a bit of cornstarch & gelatin to thicken the glaze if you don’t want to use it.

Check out our quick video to see how to make this easy strawberry tarts recipe – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe card:

kid-made strawberry tart recipe

How to Make Strawberry Tarts

First, gather your ingredients:

For the strawberry tart filling:

  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 pkg Strawberry Jell-O
  • 3 cups strawberries

For the tart crusts:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons butter
  • 6 Tablespoons shortening
  • 6-8 Tablespoons water

I started making the glaze with Ella (now 5 years old) while the other kids cut up the strawberries. We all worked making the pie dough while the galze cooled down.

how to make strawberry tarts (1)

Combine the cornstarch, sugar, salt and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

how to make strawberry tarts (2)

Remove from heat and stir in the strawberry Jell-O packet.

how to make strawberry tarts (3)

Allow to cool while you cut up the strawberries and make the pie or tart crusts.

kids kitchen strawberry tarts

I set out several strawberry tools for the kids to experiment with – hulls, knives, and slicers – along with their aprons and cutting boards. They each needed to cut up 2-3 strawberries per tart.

how to make strawberry tarts

To make the pie crust, combine all ingredients until a crumbly dough forms.

how to make strawberry tarts (4)

Press about 3 Tablespoons of dough into each compartment of a greased muffin pan. (Even better if you have a tart pan!)

Bake at 350F for 8-12 minutes until lightly golden.

kids kitchen strawberry tarts (2)

*This is a great time for a dance break to let the tarts cool – we went with Amy Winehouse’s Valery, but choose your own jams!*

Place the cut strawberries in a bowl and mix with the glaze – just enough to make a generous coat on the strawberries.

kids kitchen strawberry tarts (1)

And then spoon your glazed strawberries into the cooled tart shells.

Eat and try to share with your helpers.

These are the perfect kid-made strawberry tarts, with a fail-proof pie crust and easy glaze. The buttery crust melts in your mouth without bing crumbly, while the strawberries remain crisp and juicy while covered in that perfectly-sweet glaze.

Grab your free printable of our kids’ kitchen strawberry tart recipe:

Want to Save This Recipe?

Enter your email & I'll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week!

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Sugar, Spice and Glitter.

Yield: 12 Tarts

Kids’ Kitchen: Strawberry Tart Recipe

Kids’ Kitchen: Strawberry Tart Recipe

These are the perfect kid-made strawberry tarts, with a fail-proof pie crust and easy glaze. The buttery crust melts in your mouth without bing crumbly, while the strawberries remain crisp and juicy while covered in that perfectly-sweet glaze.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes

Ingredients

For the strawberry tart filling:

  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 water
  • 1 pkg Strawberry Jell-O
  • 3 cups strawberries

For the tart crusts:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons butter
  • 6 Tablespoons shortening
  • 6-8 Tablespoons water

Instructions

  1. Combine the cornstarch, sugar, salt and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in the strawberry Jell-O packet.
  3. Allow to cool while you cut up the strawberries and make the pie or tart crusts.
  4. I set out several strawberry tools for the kids to experiment with - hulls, knives, and slicers - along with their aprons and cutting boards. They each needed to cut up 2-3 strawberries per tart.
  5. To make the pie crust, combine all ingredients until a crumbly dough forms.
  6. Press about 3 Tablespoons of dough into each compartment of a greased muffin pan. (Even better if you have a tart pan!)
  7. Bake at 350F for 8-12 minutes until lightly golden.
  8. This is a great time for a dance break to let the tarts cool - we went with Amy Winehouse's Valery, but choose your own jams!
  9. Place the cut strawberries in a bowl and mix with the glaze - just enough to make a generous coat on the strawberries.
  10. And then spoon your glazed strawberries into the cooled tart shells.
  11. Eat and try to share with your helpers.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 294Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 401mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 3g

Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.

Pin this Recipe for Later

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Pinterest

12321272_10102616438987671_7408556989142388842_n

What do you think? Will you be trying this strawberry tart recipe with your kids?

For more summer berry recipes that kids can make, check out:

Forest Berries | Royal Little Lambs

Strawberry Pretzel Salad/Dessert | The Gifted Gabber

Healthy Frozen Raspberry and Yogurt Dessert {Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free} | Living Montessori Now

strawberry tarts

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.