Christmas Cranberry Tarts

Mini tarts with apple, pecan and cranberries make a nice addition to a Christmas or Thanksgiving meal.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 24 mini tarts

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 1  large apple, peeled,cored and diced
• 3  clementines or 3  tangerines
• 1  cup cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 24  premade  miniature tart shells (or your favourite recipe)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Cut the unpeeled clementines in quarters and remove any seeds then chop in a food processor, peel and all.
3. Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, apple, clementines and any juice from chopping, cranberries and pecans in a saucepan.
4. Cook over medium heat until the cranberries burst and the apple is tender.
5. If mixture is too runny thicken with a mixture of cornstarch and water mixed to form a thin paste.
6. Cool.
7. Fill the tart shells with the mixture and bake for 10 to 15 minutes (until the edges are slightly brown).