Maple-glazed Carrot Phyllo Tart (2024)

This light and vibrant maple-glazed carrot phyllo tart is ready in just 20 mins and makes a showstopping vegetarian appetizer or main to share.

There's something so satisfying about savoury tarts. Requiring only very little effort, this maple-glazed carrot phyllo tart is definitely one of my favourite recipes to make when hosting a party.

A large savoury tart is easy to put together in minutes and can feed up to 8-10 people, making it a perfect appetizer for the upcoming Christmas holiday parties.

Preparing thismaple-glazed carrot phyllo tart is a total breeze and takes just20 mins start to finish.

Even better, you only need 8 simple ingredients including:

• phyllo pastry sheets
• fresh ricotta cheese
• homemade pesto
• rainbow carrots
• maple syrup
• aromatic herbs

The best part of this pretty-lookingtart is that you can easily customize it with your favourite carrots, crust or cheese.

I was lucky enough to find a great variety of rainbow carrots at the market, but if you have a hard time looking for purple or red carrots, just go with regular orange ones.

o matter the colour, carrots are all delicious and packed with healthy benefits, including loads of vitamins and antioxidants.

I love usingphyllo pastry, it gives a nice crunchy texture to every recipe, whilst being very light and airy.

Plus, itbakes so much faster than traditional shortcrust or puff pastry.

Of course, it's preferable to make your own phyllo , especially because you can adapt it to your dietary requirements (e.g. gluten-free). But otherwise, you can always cheat and use a pre-made good-quality phyllo pastry.

Just make sure the ingredients list doesn't includeany nasty additives.

The filling is my go-to herby ricotta. It’s creamy, aromatic, herby and so delicious.

A spoon (or two) of homemade pesto adds extra vibrant and refreshing flavours.

For a different taste, you can easily swap ricotta for goat cheese, or mix together the two kinds of cheese.

Same goes for to pesto, as much as I like the traditional basil version, you can easily opt for rocket, broccoli or red pepper pesto, just to name a few.

How To Make Carrot Phyllo Tart

To make this mouthwatering and light maple-glazed carrot phyllo tart, you don't need any particular equipment or skills. Just 20 mins of your time and 8 mainingredients.

Start with the phyllo sheets, three will be more than enough. Lightly brush each sheet with a little extra virgin olive oil, then use to line your tart tin, overlapping the sheets.

When you get to the final layer, fill the base with ricotta & pesto mixture, thenbrush with some more oliveoil and scrunch the edges together to create a niceborder.

Now, my favourite part, making those cute carrot roses.

Using a mandoline or vegetable peeler, make long thin ribbon slices of carrots. Then form a tiny flower in your hands, by rolling one carrot ribbon over another, until you get a pretty rose.

Arrange the carrot flowers over your phyllo tart, and brush with a delicateglaze made withextra-virgin olive oil + maple syrup + thyme leaves.

Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and your tart is ready to hit the oven.

While it bakes, the carrots get gently caramelized and the maple syrup adds a silky glaze and a rich, terrific flavour.

Bake for about 15 mins, until crispy and golden brown, then allow to slightly cool before serving.

I like to make the tartahead of time and then keep itwarm in a low oven until ready to serve.

This maple-glazed carrot phyllo tart is by far one of my favorite savory tarts ever.

It's quick and totally easy to make, conveniently vegetarian and absolutely gorgeous!

It will totally be the star of your holiday table, whether you're looking for a showstopping dish to serveonChristmas or New year's Eve parties.

I hope you guys will give this colourful carrot tarta try.

If you do, please leave a comment below and let me know how you liked it!Even better, snap a picture, tag it #thepetitecookand share it on Instagram! I can’t wait to see all your festive creations :).

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