Star Spangled Fruit Tart Recipes

STAR-SPANGLED FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Press cookie dough onto an ungreased 12 inch pizza pan (for round design) or onto a cookie sheet (for square/rectangle design).
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and almond extract until smooth. Spread over crust.
• In center of tart, arrange berries in the shape of a star; add a berry border. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

EASY BERRY FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust baked shell using 9"pie plate.
• DO NOT PRICK CRUST.
• In a food processor bowl with metal blade, place almonds and sugar; process with on/off pulses until finely ground.
• Sprinkle almond mixture over pie crust; gently press inches.
• Bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
• If crust puffs in center, flatten gently with back of wooden spoon.
• Cool 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile in medium bowl, stir together creme fraiche or sour cream and vanilla pudding.
• Add sprinkling of ground almonds.
• Top with berries.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until serving time.
• Just before serving, sprinkle tart with powdered sugar.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

STAR-SPANGLED PARFAITS

Steps:

• Place strawberries and blueberries in separate bowls. Drizzle each with 2 teaspoons vinaigrette; toss to coat. In a small bowl, mix yogurt and mint., Spoon strawberries into 4 parfait glasses. Layer each with yogurt mixture and blueberries. If desired, top with coconut.