Sunshine Tart Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely crushed pretzels
• 4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• FILLING:
• 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup whipped topping
• 1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
• 21 pretzel sticks
• 1 medium lime
• 1 fresh strawberry with hull

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the crushed pretzels, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust; top with pie filling. Remove sides of pan; place tart on a 17-in. round covered board or platter
• Break seven pretzel sticks in half. Insert 1 in. apart into cream filling, alternating whole and halved pretzels.
• For sunglasses, cut the lime in half lengthwise; cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place two large lime slices, cut side up, for sunglasses. Remove the pulp from two more slices; cut two strips of peel and place next to lime slices.
• Remove leaves from strawberry; place over sunglasses for eyelashes. Cut strawberry in half; place with cut side down and wide sides together for mouth. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Sunshine Tart published in Country Woman July/August 2000, p54