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Fresh Fruit Tarts

These Fresh Fruit Tarts are not only beautiful but delicious. One of our favorite summer treats, hands down. Requires an oven only for the shell (try Graham Cracker Crust instead).

Cutting corners can be a cinch; make homemade whipped cream and fill tart shells with whipping cream garnished with fresh fruit for a lighter version of these tantalizing tarts!

These Fresh Fruit Tarts are not only beautiful but delicious. These fresh fruit tarts are big on flavor and easy on the labor.

 

Shell

Ingredients:

1 stick butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tbsp. shortening
5 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar
1 c. flour
Dash salt
1 egg yolk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

Cream together butter, shortening, and confectioners’ sugar.

Add egg yolk.

Beat in flour and salt

Pat dough into 10 inch springform pan (or smaller tart molds)

Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes

Tart Filling:

Ingredients:

8 oz. cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/3-2/3 cup key lime juice (amount depends on your desired tartness)
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp. Grated citrus peel

Fresh fruits (kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc.)

Beat/whip all ingredients in a blender, food processor, or mixer until well blended (2-3 minutes) and pour into prepared crust.

Garnish with fresh fruit.

Chill until firm. (May also be frozen–place in freezer (without fruit) and cover well with plastic wrap or foil)

About Julee Morrison

Julee Morrison is an author and writer with over 35 years of experience in parenting and family recipes. She’s the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook.

Her work has appeared in The LA Times, Disney’s Family Fun Magazine, Bon Appétit, Weight Watchers Magazine, All You, Scholastic Parent & Child, and more.

Her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" appeared on AP News, and her parenting piece “The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit” was featured on PopSugar.

Outside of writing, Julee enjoys baking, reading, collecting crystals, and spending time with her family. You can find more of her work at Mommy’s Memorandum.

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