Cream Cheese Jewel Tart Recipes

CREAM CHEESE TARTS (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup (12 total) of muffin pan.
• Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Place a vanilla wafer FLAT side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers filling each to about 1/4 inch from top of paper.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Allow tarts to cool completely before filling. When you remove the tarts from the oven, they will be puffed up, but as they cool, the center will sink, creating the perfect well to fill with a couple of spoonfuls of your favorite filling.
• Chill thoroughly before serving.

CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup (12 total) of muffin pan.
• 2. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• 3. Place a vanilla wafer FLAT side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers filling each to about 1/4 inch from top of paper.
• 4. Bake for 20 minutes.
• 5. Allow tarts to cool completely before filling. When you remove the tarts from the oven, they will be puffed up, but as they cool, the center will sink, creating the perfect well to fill with a couple of spoonfuls of your favorite filling.
• 6. Chill thoroughly before serving.

CREAM CHEESE JEWEL TART

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare pie crust for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake at 450°F. for 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.2. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and liqueur beat until smooth and well blended. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly in cooled baked shell.3. Top with berries brush berries with melted jelly to glaze. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe * Calories: 320 * Calories from Fat: 150 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 17 g 26% * Saturated Fat: 9 g 45% * Cholesterol: 40 mg 13% * Sodium: 190 mg 8% * Total Carbohydrate: 39 g 13% * Dietary Fiber: 3 g 12% * Sugars: 20 g * Protein: 3 g * Vitamin A: 10% * Vitamin C: 25% * Calcium: 4% * Iron: 4% * Dietary Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Fruit, 3 1/2 Fat or 2 1/2 Carbohydrate, 3 1/2 Fat

CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Mix first five ingredients, beat at high speed.
• Line tart pan with paper liners (small).
• Put vanilla wafers in liners bottom side down.
• Spoon 1 T batter onto wafer.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let cool.
• Top with cherry pie filling or any fruit.
• Yields 3 dozen large tarts or 6 dozen small tarts. These can be frozen.

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and extract until smooth. Spoon into shells. Top with pie filling. Refrigerate until serving.

JEWEL FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Beat together butter and 1/2 cup honey in a large bowl.
• Beat in egg, 1/2 t. vanilla and lemon juice.
• Sift flour into liquid ingredients, stir to mix.
• Form dough into a ball and chill for 1 hour.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 12 inch pizza pan.
• Press cookie dough into pan, trimming edges; prick with fork.
• Bake on middle shelf for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool Thoroughly in the pan.
• Beat together cream cheese, honey and vanilla; spread on cooled cookie crust.
• Arrange fruit in an attractive design.
• Heat apricot preserves in a small pan; brush lightly on top of fruit.
• Chill before serving.