These mini flower tarts just might be the cutest dessert you'll make all season. Perfect for birthday parties, spring gatherings or Easter brunch, guests are guaranteed to "ooh" and "ahh" over the adorable sugar-dusted petals and the colorful, creamy filling.
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Mini Cream Cheese-Jam Flower Tarts
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1/2 cup plus 1 to 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup jam or preserves (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, apricot), stirred well
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- We used a Wilton™ flower-shaped cookie cutter with more pronounced petals, which worked well and gave us the best "flower" look. The pronounced petals were easy to fold over the top edges of pan without having to stretch the pie crust too much.
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Remove one crust from pouch. On lightly floured surface, unroll crust, and roll to 12-inch circle. With 3 1/2- to 4-inch flower-shaped cookie cutter, cut 8 flowers from crust; repeat for remaining crust.
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Step2Carefully place 1 cutout inside each of 16 ungreased mini muffin cups, staggering them every other cup among 3 pans, and firmly pressing them down into bottom. Gently fold petals flat around top of pan.
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Step3Prick bottom and sides a few times with fork. Bake two pans 5 to 7 minutes or until light golden brown, then bake remaining pan. For all pans, cool 5 minutes in pan; gently remove shells from pan to cool on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step4Using fine-mesh sieve, lightly sprinkle petals with the 1 to 2 teaspoons powdered sugar.
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Step5In small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on low speed 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and the 1/2 cup powdered sugar; beat until smooth. Pipe or spoon 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture into each shell, carefully smoothing tops. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the jam on top of cream cheese layer on each, and carefully spread to cover cream cheese filling. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
110 Calories
5g Total Fat
0g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Tart
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 80mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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