Making tart shells from scratch means blind-baking pâte sucrée without it slumping — a fussy job. Ready-made shells save it, but most sold online are imported and just repacked here. These are the independent US makers whose own shells you can buy: buttery pâte brisée and sucrée tart shells, and pre-baked mini phyllo cups for one-bite appetizers. Short shelf, but both are the real makers.
Published July 2026 · Updated 7 Jul 2026
The women-owned Bronx kitchen behind the all-butter puff also makes ready-to-bake tart shells in two doughs — traditional pâte brisée and sweet pâte sucrée. Real butter pastry, shaped and ready to fill and bake. Independent since 1984; order direct by contact form or phone.
Why it isn't on AmazonButter tart shells this good are usually a wholesale, pastry-chef-only item — a genuine US maker selling them to home bakers is unusual.
See it at Dufour Pastry Kitchens →The New Jersey phyllo family's pre-baked mini fillo shells — 1¾" cups, 15 to a retail box, ready to fill sweet or savory for a party tray. Made from their own phyllo, oil-based rather than butter, so they stay crisp under a filling. Ships frozen through WebstaurantStore and Amazon.
Why it isn't on AmazonPre-baked one-bite shells turn a fussy appetizer into an assembly job — and these come from the maker, not a repacker.
See it at The Fillo Factory →This seat's open on purpose — we won't pad the list to hit a number. If you ship real tart & pastry shells direct, it's earned, not sold.
Add your brand →Pâte brisée is a plain, flaky butter pastry — no sugar — so it works for both savory tarts (quiche, onion tart) and fruit ones. Pâte sucrée is sweetened and enriched, closer to a shortbread; it bakes firm and slightly crisp, the classic shell for a fruit tart or lemon tart. Dufour makes both, so you match the shell to the filling.
It depends on the shell. The mini fillo cups here are fully pre-baked — you just fill and serve, no oven needed for savory fillings. Dufour's tart shells are ready-to-bake raw pastry: you blind-bake them (often with weights) before adding a custard or fruit. Check the maker's directions, since it changes whether you turn on the oven.
Sweet: pastry cream and fresh fruit, lemon curd, chocolate ganache, or frangipane baked in. Savory (great in the fillo cups): whipped goat cheese, chicken or tuna salad, caprese bites, spinach-and-feta, or a spoon of chutney over brie. The neutral fillo cup and the plain pâte brisée both go either direction; save the sweet pâte sucrée for dessert.
Frozen and sealed, the raw butter shells hold for a couple of months; bake them straight from frozen or per the maker's instructions. The pre-baked fillo cups are best used within a few days of filling — they soften once wet — so fill them close to serving. Keep unfilled baked cups airtight so they don't go stale or absorb fridge odors.
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