February 25, 2010

Cherry Cream Cheese Tarts

INGREDIENTS
16 oz cream cheese softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Beat above ingredients together until smooth

Vanilla wafers
1 can cherry pie filling
Foil mini baking cups

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place wafers in foil baking cups flat side up. Fill cups 3/4 full with cream cheese filling and place on a cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes (may take longer in some ovens). Watch closely for a very light ring of brown to start. Cream cheese filling should be firm but not browned. Remove imediately. They will be a bit puffy when you pull them out, and then the middle will sink a bit.
4. Place a cherry with a little filling in the sink hole on top of each tart. Store in fridge to keep cool. If you want to make them early, you can freeze them without the cherries. Pull them out awhile before you want to serve them so they can soften and top them with the cherry.

Note: this recipe makes around 40 tarts so you may want to get together with some friends to make these, or just spoil your husband with them all!

Source: Nicole Bergman

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