Food & Cooking Recipes Appetizers Beet, Cheddar, and Apple Tarts 4.2 (127) These easy mini tarts use five ingredients and take 10 minutes to prep. Close Credit: Bryan Gardner Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 6 Jump to recipe Try these beet, cheddar, and apple tarts for an easy fall appetizer. They take 10 minutes to prep and use just five ingredients—one is store-bought puff pastry, which means there’s no crust to make. All you need to do is cut out rounds for the mini tarts, prick them, and layer on the shredded white cheddar and thinly sliced apple and beet. Then they’re ready for the oven—and ready to serve after cooling. They look impressive and taste delicious—no one need know how simple they were to put together. Our Favorite Fall Appetizers for Any Gathering Directions Preheat oven and prep pastry rounds: Preheat oven to 400°F. Place pastry rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and prick all over with a fork. Assemble tarts: Divide half the cheese among pastry rounds. Top each with 2 to 3 apple slices. Tuck 2 to 3 beet slices among apple slices and top with remaining cheese. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with thyme. Bake and serve: Bake until pastry is golden brown and slightly puffed, 13 to 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Other Puff Pastry Savory Tart Recipes to Try: Provençal Onion Tart Date, Olive, and Goat-Cheese Tart Harissa, Goat Cheese, and Herb Tart Tomato and Brie Tart Asparagus Tart With Gruyère