Cherry Cheesecake Tarts

60 minutes Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 25 minutes

255 calories per serving view nutrition facts

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Almond pastry
1/4	cup	butter
3/4	cup	flour, all-purpose
2	tablespoons	almonds	finely chopped
1	tablespoon	sugar
1	dash	salt

Maraschino cheesecake tarts
1	package	cream cheese (light)	softened
2	tablespoons	sugar
1	each	egg
1 1/2	teaspoons	lemon juice
1/2	teaspoon	lemon zest	grated
1/4	teaspoon	almond extract
1/2	cup	cherries	drained, chopped
1	x	apricot preserves

Almond pastry for tarts: mix together flour, chopped almonds, sugar, and salt.

Cut butter into mixture until texture resembles coarse crumbs.

Tarts: preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Press 1 tablespoon almond pastry into 2 1/2 inch tart pans.

Prick pastry with fork.

Bake 5-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

Add egg, lemon juice, lemon peel and almond extract and blend well.

Spoon 1 teaspoon cherries over pastry.

Pour cream cheese mixture over cherries.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until cream cheese layer is set.

Cool completely before removing from tart pans.

Top each tart with warmed apricot preserves.

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Serving Size 63g

Amount per Serving

Calories 255 51% of calories from fat