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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Berry-licious Cream Cheese Tart / Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brandy (using a flavored like kirschwasser (cherries)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 -3 cups fresh strawberries, washed, dried and hulled
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 cup seedless raspberry preserves
  • 1/3-1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted

Recipe

  • 1 crust:
  • 2 prepare pie crust in a tart or pie pan.
  • 3 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • 4 prick pie crust and cover with foil or wax paper topping with weights. baking for 10 minutes.
  • 5 chocolate layer:.
  • 6 melt chocolate and butter together to blend. spread melted chocolate over bottom of baked pie shell. chill.
  • 7 creamy cheese filling:
  • 8 beat cream cheese with whipping cream, sugar, brandy, and vanilla.
  • 9 spread over chocolate. chill 2-4 hours.
  • 10 glaze:.
  • 11 combine honey and preserves bring to a boil then reduce and simmer 5-10 minutes to reduce. chill.
  • 12 arrange strawberries cut side down on cream.
  • 13 arrange pecans along the sides around the strawberries.
  • 14 brush berries and pecans with glaze.
  • 15 refrigerate until ready to serve. when slicing be sure to go through the chocolate and crust layers.

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