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

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

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

Have ready one dozen little tartlet tins, line them with the paste, bake for ten minutes, then fill them with cherries and a little syrup, and finish baking.

From New Vegetarian Dishes by Bowdich, Mrs.