Blue Cheese Heart Tarts
—Rita Cox, Round Rock, Texas102 ServingsPrep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
Ingredients
- 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons minced chives
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 3 packages (15 ounces each) refrigerated pie pastry
Directions
- In a small bowl, beat cheeses until well blended. Add the butter,
- cream, eggs, chives and seasonings. Beat until light and fluffy; set
- aside.
- Using a 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut pastry into 102
- hearts. Gently press cutouts onto the bottom and up the sides of
- greased miniature muffin cups or miniature heart-shaped muffin cups.
- Spoon 1 teaspoon filling into each.
- Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in
- pans for 5 minutes before removing. Serve warm. Yield: 8-1/2
- dozen.