Strawberry cream cheese tart
 
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This strawberry cream cheese tart is a buttery crust with a creamy filling topped with fresh strawberries. A simple yet elegant dessert.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
Crust:
  • ½ c. butter
  • ⅓ c. sugar
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. flour
Filling
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • ¼ c. sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla
  • 1 quart strawberries, hulled and quartered
  • 2 tsp. sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. To make the crust, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla. Slowly add the flour and mix until just combined.
  3. Press into bottom and up sides of a round tart pan.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes or until just golden. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
  5. Meanwhile, cream together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla. Spread into the cooled crust. Bake for 12 minutes or until set.
  6. Remove from oven and cool completely.
  7. While tart cools, combine strawberries and sugar in a bowl and let sit for about 15 minutes. Pile berries on top of cooled tart.
  8. Serve immediately.
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