Sweet Cherry Tarts
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 15 Min
Serves 12 Servings
Difficulty Moderate
Ingredients
- 1 Classic Crisco® Pie Crust | Crisco – Double-Crust
- 6 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 C. powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps. milk
- 1 (17 oz.) can dark sweet pitted cherries in syrup
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
- 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Almond Extract
Directions
- HEAT oven to 425ºF.
- PREPARE dough for double crust pie according to recipe directions. Divide in half. Roll each half to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut six 4-inch circles from each half. Place circles over backs of inverted 2 3/4-inch muffin C. or small custard cups. Pinch together in several places so dough fits cups. Prick with fork.
- BAKE 15 minutes or until brown. Cool on a rack, then carefully remove shells from cups.
- BEAT cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk until smooth and creamy. Spoon into baked shells.
- DRAIN cherries, reserving syrup. If needed, add water to make 1 C. liquid. Combine sugar and corn starch in heavy saucepan. Gradually stir in cherry juice, blending until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in extract and cherries. Cool.
- SPOON cherry glaze over cheese filling. Refrigerate. Top with whipped cream just before serving.
