Berry-Cream Cheese Tart
Recipe from Diabetic Living

Blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries crown this tart filled with cream cheese. The sweet treat, with eye- and taste-appeal for all, meets guidelines for diabetic food plans.


Berry-Cream Cheese Tart

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 of an 8-ounce package
    reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
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  • 2 tablespoons
    reduced-calorie orange marmalade spread
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  • 1/2 of an 8-ounce container
    frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed
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  • 1 recipe
    Baked Tart Pastry (see recipe below)
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  • 3 cups
    assorted fresh berries (such as sliced blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and/or quartered strawberries)
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Directions
1.
In a large bowl, stir together 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). Form dough into a ball.
2.
Preheat oven to 450degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, flatten the ball of pastry dough with your hands. Roll dough from center to edge into a circle about 11 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Ease pastry into tart pan, being careful not to stretch pastry. Press pastry into fluted side of tart pan. Trim pastry to the edge of the tart pan. Prick the bottom and side of pastry generously with the tines of a fork. Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes; remove foil. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes more or until pastry is golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
3.
For filling, in a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until fluffy. Beat in marmalade. Fold in topping. Spread filling in Baked Tart Pastry. Top with berries. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Makes: 12 servings

Make-Ahead Directions
Make Baked Tart Pastry up to 24 hours ahead; cover and store at room temperature. Prepare as directed through Step 1 without berries. Cover; chill for up to 4 hours. Before serving, arrange berries on filling.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 156, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Sodium 86 mg, Carbohydrate 15 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2 g. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1, Fat 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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