Cherry Cheesecake Tarts

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 60 minutes Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 25 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 255 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

Almond pastry
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup flour, all-purpose
2 tablespoons almonds finely chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1 dash salt
Maraschino cheesecake tarts
1 package cream cheese (light) softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 each egg
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest grated
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup cherries drained, chopped
1 x apricot preserves

Directions

Almond pastry for tarts: mix together flour, chopped almonds, sugar, and salt.

Cut butter into mixture until texture resembles coarse crumbs.

Tarts: preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Press 1 tablespoon almond pastry into 2 1/2 inch tart pans.

Prick pastry with fork.

Bake 5-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

Add egg, lemon juice, lemon peel and almond extract and blend well.

Spoon 1 teaspoon cherries over pastry.

Pour cream cheese mixture over cherries.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until cream cheese layer is set.

Cool completely before removing from tart pans.

Top each tart with warmed apricot preserves.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 63g
Amount per Serving
Calories 255 51% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.0g22%
 Saturated Fat 8.0g39%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 77mg26%
Sodium 98mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 28.0g9%
 Dietary Fiber 1.0g4%
 Sugars 10.0g
Protein 5.0g9%
Vitamin A 8%  Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 2%  Iron 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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