smart: I have to bring some appetizers to a party and have been wanting to try making some mini pastry shells (made in a mini muffin pan). I have the recipe for the shells (they are flaky and buttery), but I need ideas on what to fill them with - ideas please, and recipes if you have them! Thanks!Mini pastry cup filling ideas?1. smoked salmon, dill, and goat cheese 2. heavy whipping cream, strawberries, and chocolate shavings 3. Oive, sliced pear, blue cheese, and walnut 4. Quality fruit perserves with diced almond bits 5. Lemon zest, bluberries, and heavy whipping cream. 6. Custard with raspberry on top|||a really yummy and good idea would be jam or you could put cranberry or cherry sauce. For something less liquidy it would be smart to put some lemon custard or real strawberries. also if you put jam you can also put a fruit on top. E.G Blueberry jam, you can top it off with a few blueberries arranged in a pleasent pattern. Hope this works for u good Luck. some recipies are given in the next answer by me.Mini pastry cup filling ideas?http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Berry-Crumb鈥?/a> this one has the mini shells http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Raspberry-C鈥?/a> this one has a reg size pie/shell but you can use the filling in your minis http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Strawberry-鈥?/a> more mini shells|||Endless possibilities! Pie filling + whip cream/cool whip Egg salad + parsley sprig Cream cheese + small piece of lunch meat + pickle Mini quiche List goes on & on...!Mini pastry cup filling ideas?Make fruit tarts, mini spianch pies, ect ect the possibiliets are endless|||fresh fruit cut in small chunks-- strawberries, honeydew, canteloupe, grapes|||this has recipes you can improvise these shell are much larger.. http://www.athens.com/