Berry-Licious Cream Cheese Tart / Pie
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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Chocolate layer
- 118.29 ml semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 29.58 ml butter
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Creamy cheese filling
- 226.79 g cream cheese, softened
- 59.14 ml whipping cream
- 177.44 ml powdered sugar
- 29.58 ml brandy (using a flavored like kirschwasser (cherries)
- 2.46 ml vanilla
- 473.18-709.77 ml fresh strawberries, washed, dried and hulled
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Glaze
- 29.58 ml honey
- 59.14 ml seedless raspberry preserves
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Pecan Crown
- 78.78-118.29 ml pecan halves, toasted
directions
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Crust:
- Prepare pie crust in a tart or pie pan.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Prick pie crust and cover with foil or wax paper topping with weights. Baking for 10 minutes.
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Chocolate layer:
- Melt chocolate and butter together to blend. Spread melted chocolate over bottom of baked pie shell. Chill.
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Creamy cheese filling:
- Beat cream cheese with whipping cream, sugar, brandy, and vanilla.
- Spread over chocolate. Chill 2-4 hours.
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Glaze:
- Combine honey and preserves bring to a boil then reduce and simmer 5-10 minutes to reduce. Chill.
- Arrange strawberries cut side down on cream.
- Arrange pecans along the sides around the strawberries.
- Brush berries and pecans with glaze.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. When slicing be sure to go through the chocolate and crust layers.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey