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Pineapple tarts are a must for Chinese New Year. This is an easy and the best pineapple tarts recipe ever. Makes 30 crumbly and buttery pineapple tarts.
Pineapple tarts are a must for Chinese New Year. This is an easy and the best pineapple tarts recipe ever! Makes 30 crumbly and buttery pineapple tarts.
Pineapple tarts.

The Best Pineapple Tarts Recipe

Chinese New Year is one of the biggest festivities in Malaysia.

Pineapple tarts are a must-bake for the celebration of Chinese New Year in Malaysia and Singapore.

In Taiwan, pineapple shortcakes (凤梨酥) are popular but Taiwanese pineapple tarts recipe calls for shortening and milk powder.

They taste slightly different but equally delicious.

Easy recipe of pineapple tarts.

My absolute favorite is Malaysian pineapple tarts. They are so tasty, addictive, buttery and melt-in-the-mouth.

I have a few favorite recipes, but I always come back to this recipe that I have learned from Fresh from the Oven.

Other Chinese New Year Baking Recipes

Pineapple tarts for lunar new year.

How to Make Pineapple Tarts?

This pineapple tarts recipe is easy, absolutely delicious and definitely a keeper!

The recipe yields buttery, sweet, flaky cookies with beautiful pineapple shape.

However, it takes 2-3 hours to make as everything is made from scratch.

Cookie with a pineapple filling, in a buttery and crumbly pastry.

First, you need to make pineapple jam or pineapple tarts filling.

It will take a few hours to reduce the filling to a thick and sticky consistency.

The dough is easy to make and you can shape it into different shapes, for example: open-faced pineapple tarts with the filling on the outside.

You can also make them into pineapple rolls.

Pineapple tarts, ready to serve.

Baking Tips

  • Use a good quality butter. I use Challenge brand unsalted butter.
  • For the best results, please use fresh pineapples as the ingredient for the pineapple jam filling.
  • Canned sliced pineapples in syrup is a good substitute and deliver satisfying results.
  • If the dough is too dry and hard to work with, please add a little bit more butter to the dough.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Store Pineapple Tarts?

Place them in an airtight glass or plastic containers at room temperature. You can store them in a cool place for up to 2 weeks.

Can I Freeze Them in the Refrigerator?

No, I don’t recommend freezing in the refrigerator.

You can make pineapple jam filling in advance and freeze in the refrigerator for up to a week.

When you are ready to bake, just thaw the pineapple jam to room temperature and use it as the filling.

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe makes 30 pineapple tarts and each tart is 149 calories.

Yield: 30 tarts

Pineapple Tarts

Pineapple tarts

Pineapple tarts are a must for Chinese New Year. This is an easy and the best pineapple tarts recipe ever. Makes 30 crumbly and buttery pineapple tarts.

Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 2 1/2 cups (350 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar or icing sugar or powdered sugar
  • 2 sticks (8 oz./ 1 cup/ 225 g) unsalted butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 egg yolk + 1/2 tablespoon condensed milk, lightly beaten for egg wash

Pineapple Jam (Filling)

  • 3 cans (20 oz. can) sliced pineapples
  • 10 tablespoons (1/2 cup) sugar, more or less to taste
  • 1 teaspoon cloves, optional

Instructions

  1. If you are using canned pineapple slices, drain the pineapple slices and then squeeze the extra water/juice with your hands. Blend the canned pineapples until they are mushy, about 10 seconds. If you use fresh pineapples, remove the skin, cut into pieces and blend for 10 seconds.
  2. Transfer the blended pineapple into a deep pan (non-stick preferably). Add sugar and cloves and stir well. Cook on medium to low heat until most liquid has evaporated, and the pineapple jam turns golden in color. Stirring constantly and continuously using a wooden spoon to avoid burning. Taste, and add more sugar as needed. Remove and discard the cloves and let cool in the fridge. Pineapple jam for pineapple tarts.
  3. Sieve the flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar in a big bowl or container. Soften the butter to room temperature. Combine the flour mixture, butter, and egg yolks together. Knead to form the dough. The dough is ready when it doesn't stick to the hand. If the dough is too crumbly or dry, add a little bit more butter (about 1 tablespoon) until the dough is easy to work with.
  4. Divide the dough and pineapple jam (filling) each into 30 equal rounds. Flatten the pastry dough with your palms and put the pineapple filling in the middle and use the dough to cover the filling. Use your palms to round it up and then shape it into a roll about 1 1/2-inch long shape. Use a small paring knife to make criss-cross patterns on the tart and then brush it with the egg wash (see picture above) using a small pastry brush. Place the pineapple tarts on a tray lined with parchment paper, arrange the pineapple tarts so they are at least 1 inch apart of each other. Pineapple tarts before baking in the oven.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until light brown. Pineapple tarts

Notes

For the egg wash, you can just use the egg yolk. However, adding condensed milk to the egg wash will make the surface of the pineapple tarts look more glossy and golden, a trick that I learned from my friend at Indochine Kitchen.

If you run into problems with the pastry dough being too dry and very hard to work with, add more room-temperature (softened) butter into your dough and knead the dough again until it's not sticking to your hands.

Nutrition Information

Yield

30

Serving Size

30 tarts
Amount Per Serving Calories 149Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 4gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 29mgSodium 22mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 2g
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Cuisine: Pineapple / Category: Baking Recipes

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  1. Priya

    Hi, thank you for your wonderful recipe. These were a big hit at home.

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      👍

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  2. Bryan Yee

    How do you make the pastry dough turn out a little less flaky?

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Well, that’s the purpose, to be flaky.

      Reply

  3. Bryan Yee

    For the different parts (the egg wash, the pineapple jam, the dough), can all of these be made the night before and then stored in the fridge to save time for the next day?

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Yes, you can make all in advance and keep in the fridge.

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      • Bryan Yee

        I made the dough but it was too crumbly and pretty yellow. What did I do wrong?

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        • Rasa Malaysia

          I am not sure, but maybe your butter.

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          • Ileana

            Just made them this afternoon but instead of two sticks of butter, I only used one and added 1/2 cup of Crisco shortening. I also added 1 tsp of almond extract to the dough They were delicious! Even better than the ones I had in Singapore years ago.

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            • Rasa Malaysia

              Awesome!

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      • Cam Badua

        I made this today and I must say the pastry dough is sooooo gooood 💯💯💯. Thank you for sharing the recipe even if I’m here in the PH I won’t miss the pineapple tart that I loved back in Malaysia 😊

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        • Rasa Malaysia

          Amazing!👍

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  4. Angela

    Hi Bee,
    As per your recipe of this Pineapple Tarts, may I know how many eggs are required to make the dough?

    I noticed that 1 egg yolk is used for egg wash, is this egg part of the two eggs for dough?

    Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you!

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Hi Angela, it’s stated in the recipe, it’s 2 egg yolks for the dough and extra egg yolk for egg wash. Discard the whites.

      Reply

  5. Audrey

    Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. Love it !! It really melts in the mouth 😍
    However, the dough seems to crack when I bake them. While it is crumbly, but it also breaks very easily. Any way to prevent it from breaking?

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  6. Jen

    Hi. Did you hear of an easier, less dangerous, possibly faster way of making the pineapple jam? Cut the fresh pineapple into 2cm chunks and dry fry them for about 20 minutes till they’re no longer wet. Then blend and cook. No splattering this way! Yay!

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Hi Jen, great tip, I will have to try!

      Reply

  7. Helle

    Can i replace the pineapple with any other fruit?

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      They are called pineapple tarts. You shouldn’t replace it.

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    • Jen

      No. It wouldn’t be pineapple tarts anymore. Pineapple jam made from fresh pineapple is very aromatic and tasty.

      Reply

  8. Val

    If I want to replace all purpose flour with almond flour, do I have to change the rest of the ingredients too? If not what is the ratio of almond flour to use?

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      I don’t know. Please don’t change anything in the recipe.

      Reply

    • 2sistersrecipes

      These look and sound amazing! Love pineapple and so these are calling our name!

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    • Jun

      I’ve tried it with one third ground almond.

      Reply

  9. Kim

    5 stars!!! I’ve made these twice now and they’ve turned out PERFECT each time! Thank you for this amazing recipe that has become a family favorite and cured me of my homesickness!

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Awesome.

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      • Dori Stalter

        Looks yummy

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    • Rasa Malaysia

      Both are great. I will choose the other ones because it’s less ingredients.

      Reply

    • L

      I was wondering if i could freeze the uncooked tarts? And then take them out to cook when I want to eat them?

      Reply

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