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Fresh Fruit Tart Recipe

Our Family Favorite Easter Pie

By Kelly Zaryk, Publisher and Editor of Macaroni Kid Eastside of RochesterFresh March 27, 2024

Fresh Fruit Tart Recipe

Ingredients

CRUST:  Classic Crisco Pie Crust

FILLING

8oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/2 cup whipping cream


TOPPING

Assort Fruit (such as strawberry slices, blueberries, kiwi slices, orange segments, seedless grape halves) 

1/2 cup SMUCKER's Apricot Preserves (I opt out on this one)

1 Tablespoon water


Directions: 

Make the filing:

In a medium mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, blend cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice until smmoth.  Add ream and mix on high speed until light and fluffy.


Using a rubber spatula, spread filling over cooled crust.


Refrigerate tart several hours.


Assemble the tart:

Just before serving, arrange fruit on top of filling in a decorative fashion.


In a small bowl, whisk together preserves with water, brush mixture over fruit using a pastry brush.

Garnish with mint leaves if desired.


Fore a lighter version substitute an 8-ounce container of low-fat lemon or vanilla yogurt in place of the filling.


Enjoy and let us know if you'll be making that pie again!