Five Spice-Infused Plum Tartlets
In these tartlets, five-spice powder infuses sweet-and-sour ripe plums with a warm, exotic flavor and hints of savoriness, while fresh ginger adds a peppery heat. The butter in the filling and pastry shells brings a roundness to the spices, making them taste full and intense.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Plum | 1 medium (66g) | 30 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pastry | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 3 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 Tbs. sugar
- 1 Tbs. all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. Chinese five-spice powder
- 4 plums, halved, pitted and cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch cubes
- 1/2 lime
- One 9-by-9 1/2-inch sheet frozen all-butter puff pastry, thawed