tartlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tartlet
First recorded in 1375–1425, tartlet is from the late Middle English word tartlote. See tart 2, -let
Example Sentences
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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
Bill brings out a meringue tartlet with passion fruit curd and a blueberry compote, which looks both adorable and correct despite his worry.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2022
For example, “eight maids a-milking” translates into a goat’s milk panna cotta, and a “partridge in a pear tree” becomes a roasted pear tartlet with pistachio ice cream.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2017
Roll out Crisco Plain Pastry and line small tartlet tins thinly with it.
From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris
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