Cranberry Cheesecake Tartlets Recipe

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Ordinary cranberry sauce becomes extraordinary when spooned on top of a cheesecake filling inside a nutty crust. The recipe comes from our Test Kitchen.

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Cranberry Cheesecake Tartlets Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

30 15 45

Ingredients

1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup whipped topping
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce

Directions

In a food processor, combine the almonds, flour and sugar; cover and process until blended. Add butter; cover and process until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
Press onto the bottom and up the sides of four greased 4-in. tart pans with removable bottoms. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and mix well. Fold in whipped topping.
Spoon into crusts. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Just before serving, top with cranberry sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 tartlet equals 651 calories, 43 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 257 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Cheesecake Tartlets in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p147