Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

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“I love this recipe because it’s a tasty twist on an all-time favorite dessert…apple pie,” notes Theresa Sabbagh of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons beaten egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup thinly sliced peeled tart apple (1/8-inch slices)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
Whipped cream and ground nutmeg, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a 6-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray; set aside.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg and vanilla. Pour over crust. In a bowl, combine the apple, sugar and cinnamon; arrange over filling. Sprinkle with almonds.
Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan. Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece (prepared with reduced-fat cream cheese; calculated without whipped cream) equals 258 calories, 16 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Cream Cheese Tart in Cooking for 2 Fall 2006, p62