A collection of home-grown recipes from my little kitchen to yours - mostly sweet, but some savory. Really whatever I've been mixing up...between family time, dirty diapers, tantrums, and cuddles...

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Fruit Tart


Decided one day to shake things up a bit and make something less cake-like.  And thus the fruit tart was born.  Hope you enjoy!



Crust:
-1 box (ish) of crumbled Nilla Wafers
-1 stick of butter (1/2 cup), melted
-1/8 cup of sugar
-dash of cinnamon

Mix all crust ingredients with fork and press firmly into a tart pan, forming a firm bottom and sides for the tart.  Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven, until you can smell it and its golden brown.  Set aside to cool, or pop it in the fridge or freezer to move things along faster..
In the mean time...

Topping:
-8 oz package of Neufantel cream cheese (it's less fat but tastes the same)
-1/4 cup low fat sour cream
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1/4 cup of sugar (or to taste)
-1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whisked to "whipping cream" consistency
-Fresh fruit, cut into smaller pieces to display on tart.  I used strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, and bananas.

Beat the cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla, and sugar together to a smooth consistency.  Fold in the whipping cream into the mixture using a spatula.



Spread the topping over the cooled tart and arrange fruit as desired.  Best if served immediately, but if not, sprinkle some lemon juice over fruit before arranging fruit over the tart - this helps the fruit (especially bananas) not brown with time.  Keep refrigerated.  Enjoy!



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