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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Cheesecake Tarts - Oh My!


Our newest creation are these wonderful little (well, not so little - 4.5") cheesecake tarts. Pictured are our homemade lemon curd cheese cake tarts and fresh cherry cheesecake tarts.

Prepare your favorite pie crust recipe and pre-bake. The first layer is a cheese cake filling. Mix together 3 oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup sour cream, 2T sugar and any flavoring you might like to add. We LOVE fresh zest so added lemon zest to the lemon tarts.

Place a layer (about a 2 oz scoop) of the cheesecake mix in the bottom of your pre-baked crust. Chill.

Once cold, you will have an easier time putting on the topping of your choice - lemon curd (we used Ina Garten's recipe from foodnetwork.com), cherry, raspberry, blueberry, etc.

We also made the cute little stars from our leftover crust!

Give them a try - can be made in these tart pans or a full-sized pie plate.