tartlet

American  

[tahrt-lit] / ˈtɑrt lɪt /

noun

1. a small pie.

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tartlet British  

/ ˈtɑːtlɪt /

noun

1. an individual pastry case with a filling of fruit or other sweet or savoury mixture

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Etymology

Origin of tartlet

First recorded in 1375–1425, tartlet is from the late Middle English word tartlote. See tart ², -let

Example Sentences

At Camden Harbour Inn, pastry chef Gwynthe Frenchette served me a tartlet of heirloom Gravenstein apples from nearby School House Farm, topped by a tidy quenelle of applewood-smoked almond ice cream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Try the crab-stuffed grouper, followed by the chocolate mousse tartlet with raspberries for dessert.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Martha's trick to getting a super-smooth filling is straining the curd through a fine-mesh sieve before pouring it into the tartlet crust — because we all know that lumps can ruin an otherwise perfect dessert.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2021

Kreuther serves the sauerkraut in a smoked sturgeon; his sauerkraut tartlet topped with caviar mousseline is in a filo pastry shell and served under a wine glass filled with smoke.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2019

More than once she had given them a hot roll or so or a freshly baked little tartlet with fruit in the center.

From The Lost Prince by Burnett, Frances Hodgson