Mini Puff Pastry Pumpkin Tartlet Shells Frozen Innovaction

Innovaction frozen mini puff pastry pumpkin tartlet shells

Innovaction Mini Puff Pastry Pumpkin Tartlets are small shells of crisp puff pastry, with the characteristic golden-orange colour given by the pumpkin, designed for professional finger food. Each basket is an empty shell ready to fill, with a reduced diameter ideal for the single-bite format: it is served in one mouthful, without cutlery, at buffets, aperitifs, banquets and cocktails. They are produced in Italy by Innovaction (Ragusa) and delivered frozen, so the kitchen can manage them with maximum flexibility, thawing or baking only the quantities needed.

For foodservice, savoury patisserie, catering and banqueting, these mini shells solve one of the most common finger-food problems: having crumbly, uniform and pre-portioned bases without having to knead, roll and bake the pastry in-house. The neutral-delicate shell, lightly flavoured with pumpkin, is the perfect canvas for sweet and savoury fillings, leaving the chef full freedom.

Taste and colour: pumpkin in the spotlight

The pumpkin gives these shells a gentle sweet-vegetal note and a warm colour, between gold and orange, making them instantly recognisable and striking on the plate. The flavour stays deliberately balanced: it does not overpower the filling but accompanies it, adding an autumnal, gourmet touch that enhances both rustic and refined preparations.

• Warm colour: naturally golden-orange shell from the pumpkin, perfect for eye-catching buffets.
• Delicate taste: crumbly puff pastry with a light pumpkin note that enhances without masking.
• Mini format: single-bite size, served in one mouthful.
• Versatility: ideal base for sweet and savoury fillings.

Filling and finger food ideas

As empty shells, the baskets lend themselves to countless fillings composed at the moment. On the savoury side they pair beautifully with cheese mousses, ricotta and herbs, smoked salmon, meat or fish tartare, vegetable creams, speck, gorgonzola and walnuts, or pumpkin velouté for a chromatic echo of the shell. On the sweet side they become bases for pastry cream, mascarpone, fresh fruit, chocolate or jams.

• Cream cheese mousse with chives and crushed hazelnuts.
• Smoked salmon, sour cream and dill.
• Pumpkin cream, crumbled amaretti and parmesan shavings.
• Beef tartare with mustard and capers.
• Sweet version: mascarpone, honey and forest berries.

It is advisable to fill the baskets as close to service as possible to preserve crispness: the crisp shell is the signature of this product and should be protected from the moisture of liquid fillings.

Frozen and ready to use

The baskets arrive already shaped and baked, expertly frozen. This means no pastry work in the kitchen: you take only the quantities needed from the pack, let them thaw at room temperature for a few minutes (or pass them briefly through the oven to revive the crispness) and they are ready to fill. Freezing locks in freshness and eliminates waste: whatever is not used goes back into the freezer, with no leftover bases to throw away as would happen with a fresh product.

• Already baked: no pastry preparation, ready in a few minutes.
• Portionable: only the real requirement is thawed, no waste.
• Consistent yield: uniform size and quality at every service.

Storage and cold chain

To guarantee quality, maintaining the cold chain is essential. The product must be kept at -18°C in the freezer until use. Once thawed, it must not be refrozen. We recommend transporting and storing the goods continuously at sub-zero temperature, avoiding thermal fluctuations that would compromise the crispness of the puff pastry.

Refrigerated delivery throughout Switzerland. LAPA handles temperature-controlled foodservice distribution to Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Basel and to all the main Swiss centres, ensuring the frozen baskets arrive with no break in the cold chain, ready for your kitchen. Ideal for restaurants, hotels, caterers, savoury patisseries and banqueting services looking for professional, striking and ready-to-use finger food bases.