Potato Blue Cheese Tartlets
Potato Blue Cheese Tartlets are an easy, elegant, and hearty appetizer! My family is glued to the TV every weekend during football season. For the big game, this simple appetizer recipe was on the menu!
These Simple Savory Tarts are great when you need a quick, flavorful starter.
Why You Must Make
- With the big game approaching, I knew we’d need a hearty appetizer for halftime.
- My meat and potatoes family is all in favor of my potato skins, but I wanted to come up with something unique and irresistible. Potato appetizers can easily be the star of any football party.
- Starting with pre-made fillo shells makes this a super easy game-day treat to throw together. If you’re having guests over, they’ll think you spent hours in the kitchen. It will be our little secret!
Ingredient Notes
- Kitchen Staples – Egg Yolk, Salt
- 1 package Fillo Shells (Athens brand has 15 appetizer shells/box)
- Idaho® Russet Potatoes – These are baking potatoes, not waxy potatoes.
- Heavy Cream – 36% Butterfat
- Minced Fresh Thyme
- Minced Fresh Rosemary
- Blue Cheese – Use your favorite variety, crumbled
Take the Russet Challenge!
I wasn’t sure I could discern the difference between an Idaho® potato and an ordinary brand. But I was sure wrong! The volcanic soil, the weather conditions and the care given to these potatoes make for fluffier baked potatoes and dreamier mashed potatoes. I promise you will be able to taste the difference! That’s why I always look for the Idaho® potato logo when I shop for potatoes. It’s worth an extra few seconds to make sure you buy the best of the best!
How to Make Potato Blue Cheese Tartlets
Though the potato blue cheese tartlets are an elegant, gourmet appetizer, they’re super simple to make!
- Just make some extra baked potatoes so you have one or two left over for the day you make these.
- Crumble some blue cheese and make a custard by whisking cream with an egg.
- Divvy up the cheese and potatoes between the ready-made pastry shells, add the custard, and bake!
Health Benefits of Potatoes:
- Idaho® potatoes are ideal for a gluten-free diet
- One potato provides 45% of the RDA of Vitamin C
- One potato provides 8% of your daily fiber
- One potato has more potassium than a banana
- Naturally high in solids and low in moisture makes an Idaho® Russet potato perfect for baked potatoes!
Frequently Asked Questions
Russet Potatoes, which are also called Old Potatoes, Idaho Potatoes, or Baking Potatoes, are dry and mealy and perfect for mashing.
If you want a less pungent blue cheese flavor, try Cambozola, which is like a combination of Brie and Blue Cheese. Italian Gorgonzola is a classic blue cheese and will work well, too. You may have two options, depending on your cheesemonger. Gorgonzola Dolce is soft and creamy. Gorgonzola Piccante is crumbly with a more intense flavor.
You May Also Like:
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes
- Cheesy Potato Cups
- More of my Best Appetizer Recipes
Potato Blue Cheese Tartlets
Delicious potato tartlets inspired by Gourmet with blue cheese and herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 package Fillo Shells (Athens brand has 15 appetizer shells/box)
Filling:
- ¾ pound Idaho® Russet potatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg yolk
- A pinch of salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
- ¼ pound blue cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Bake 1-2 medium Idaho® potato Russets (½-¾ pound), then cool completely in the refrigerator.
- Prebake your fillo shells according to package instructions, removing them 2-3 minutes early. Press down the centers (they may puff up when baked) to make a well keeping the bottoms intact, once they've cooled for about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Have the oven set to 375°.
- Dice potatoes slightly larger than ¼-inch. Set aside.
- Whisk together cream, egg yolk, salt, and herbs.
- Arrange a few cubes of potato in each shell.
- Divide the blue cheese between the shells. Fill the shells with the cream mixture.
- Bake tartlets on a baking sheet for 10-14 minutes, until custard is set.
- Cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pans to serve.
Notes
May also make with puff pastry shells, but they will need additional baking time.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 354Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 381mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 6g
27 Comments on “Potato Blue Cheese Tartlets”
I can’t wait to try these Liz~!! They look like the perfect one bite appetizer. Thanks for bringing these to all of us~!!
These look so delicious. I want to serve them with grilled steaks this summer!
With a hearty appetizer like this one, you don’t need much more. This will save time and money. Thanks, Liz!
Sounds wonderful, will be trying it tomorrow! The herbs are listed twice–is that just a typo or do you garnish with the second batch?
Thanks for catching that, Vicki. I rearranged the ingredient list to make sure they were all in the correct order and just forgot to delete the second listing of the herbs. All fixed. Hope you enjoy!
These look delicious! I love blue cheese. These would be a big hit at my house!
What a beautiful appetizer. It is almost too pretty to eat, but that flavor combo would win out for sure, and I’d be gobbling these up in no time! Yummm Thanks for sharing, Liz!
I think little tarts like this are simply the “funnest” appetizers out there. Love it!
this is perfect party food! thanks for the recipe! 🙂
I love potatoes and these bites would be no exception. In fact that looks like a pretty good list of one of my favorite foods. Can’t wait to check them out!
What a great appetiser Liz 🙂
Hi Liz, these little tartlets look irresistable and would be a big hit at my house. You must have the best footballs parties, love all your recipes.
Those looks cooked PERFECTLY! I always manage to burn these… somehow! haha! Great post! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
I love the two different shells. Very tasty stuff!
Phyllo cups have so many uses and I love the sound of this filling. Yum!
I bet everybody loves these! These are a must make for our weekend football tv extravaganza 🙂 Have a terrific week Liz!
I love these flavors, what a perfect bite for game day!
These are so fancy and fun! Can’t wait to try them!
These potato tartlets are so beautiful and scrumptious!!
I just bought a package of those filo shells, but didn’t know what I was going to do with them. Now I know! This can’t get any easier, can it? Nice being at the spud football buffet with you!
Blue cheese is one of my favourite and these tartlets are made in heaven.
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LOL! We are glued to the TV too–but I am most exctied about the food. And these bites are PERFECT for hand-held snacking!
Hey dear, those are some awesome tarts! Feel like popping them into my mouth now! xoxo
What a lovely looking app! I think I’m going to make this for my book club too!
I just want to pluck one of the screen and eat it! lovely photo and recipe Thanks Liz!
A very fancy, and tasty, appy:@)
They look so chic and divine, Liz. I can never resist anything with blue cheese.