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.