Originally published on March 23, 2008, updated with new photos.
Chinese New Year—especially in Malaysia—is incomplete without trays and trays of pineapple tarts. Over the years, I have really fallen in love with these absolutely tasty and addictive pineapple tarts and I have tried countless pineapple tarts recipe. However, time after time, I come back to this recipe that I have learned from Fresh from the Oven. This pineapple tarts recipe is easy and definitely a keeper!
Two trays of buttery, sweet, flaky, delicious, and beautiful pineapple tarts were born in my kitchen. Thanks to my Malaysian friend Mandy at Fresh from the Oven, I couldn’t get enough of them, and I am definitely saving this pineapple tarts recipe for good.
Pineapple tarts (凤梨酥) are commonly baked for the celebration of Chinese New Year festival in Malaysia and Singapore. In Taiwan, pineapple tarts or 凤梨酥 are exceedingly popular but Taiwanese pinepple tarts recipe calls for shortening and milk powder and taste slightly different. Because shortening is used in the Taiwanese version, they are also called pineapple shortcakes.
Making these pineapple tarts (凤梨酥) takes some patience, especially with the pineapple jam or pineapple tarts filling. The pineapple tarts looked so photogenic I just had to take a lot of pictures. So, please remember to view the complete pineapple tarts pictures above.
Below is the pineapple tarts recipe, which I have adapted from Fresh from the Oven. You can also make these pineapple tarts into different shapes, such as the open face flower shape. You can check out the recipe of open face pineapple tarts recipe here. Enjoy!
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Mei Ching
Just to say that it’s a great recipe & the tarts were delicious. It took about 3 hours for the jam to be ready in case anyone is wondering how long it took.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Mei Ching, thanks for your comment. If you use a non-stick pot to make the jam and have it on high it takes about 1 hour. :)
Estella
The tarts are fantastic. My family and friends absolutely love them. I tried with pineapple jam (2 bottles of 350g) instead. The jam I bought was a bit too sweet and moist. I had to recook it for about 1/2 Hr and added some lemon juice. With this recipe, I made about 43 pieces ( pineapple filling 5g and dough 8-10g each). Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)
LY
Hi Bee, can I ask how to combine the flour mixture, butter and egg yolks? Is it using a hand or electric mixer?
Rasa Malaysia
By hand.