Raspberry Cream Cheese Tarts Recipes

RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar together until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Press the dough into a 10-inch-round or 9-inch-square false-bottom tart pan, making sure that the finished edge is flat. Chill until firm.
• Butter one side of a square of aluminum foil to fit inside the tart and place it, buttered side down, on the pastry. Fill with beans or rice. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and beans, prick the tart all over with the tines of a fork, and bake again for 20 to 25 minutes more, or until lightly browned. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Spread the tart with raspberry preserves and place the raspberries, stem end down, in concentric circles. If you are making a square tart, place the raspberries in rows. Serve immediately.

RASPBERRY CREAM TARTS

Steps:

• In a small wide-bottom bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1 tablespoon milk; let stand for 2 minutes. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Gradually whisk in remaining milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot liquid into gelatin mixture. Stir until gelatin is dissolved; return to pan. Gently stir in extract. Cover and cool to room temperature without stirring, about 30 minutes. , For crust, in a small bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; blend in butter with a wooden spoon until smooth. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of two 4-in. tart pans with removable bottoms coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Fold into filling mixture. Spoon into tart shells. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Top with raspberries.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE HEART TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
• Place the fresh raspberries, cream cheese and honey in a medium bowl. Using the back of a fork, mash the raspberries with the cream cheese, leaving some pieces of raspberry intact. Set aside.
• Unroll the pie dough. (If using homemade dough, roll 1/4 inch thick.) Using a 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, stamp out 20 to 22 hearts.
• Arrange half of the hearts on a lightly floured work surface (these are the bottom crusts). Set aside the remaining hearts (these are the top crusts). Place 2 teaspoons of the raspberry cream cheese in the center of each bottom crust, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edge.
• Cut a heart, with a 3/4-inch cutter, out of the center of each top crust. Reserve and bake the smaller hearts along with the tarts, if desired.
• Lightly dip your index finger into a cup of water and "brush" the border of a bottom crust. Top with a top crust and gently crimp the edges shut with the tines of a fork. Repeat with the remaining crusts.
• Place the tarts and the reserved hearts on the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• For pastry mix flour, sugar, & salt in lg bowl. Add butter & mix w/ hands until it resembles coarse crumbs. Make well in middle. Combine yolk w/ ice water in sm bowl, whisking to blend; pour in well & work in to bind dough until it holds together w/o being too wet or sticky. Squeeze sm bit together, if it's crumbly add more ice water, 1 tbsp at a time. Form dough into disk & wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 min. Roll out* on lightly floured surface in 12-in circle & 1/4-in thick. Carefully roll dough up onto pin (this may take a little practice) & lay inside 9-in tart pan w/ removable bottom. Press into pan so fits tightly; press edges into sides. Press evenly into every nook & corner of ring, esp. scalloped edges. Shave off excess dough w/ knife. Prick slightly w/ fork all over. Put fridge for 15 min. *As mentioned above, it's very difficult to roll dough & instead I carefully grated as much chilled dough as possible into pan, tearing rest. I pressed into all areas of pan, being absolutely sure it covered every surface. Preheat to 350. Place pan on cookie sheet. Line tart w/ foil & add pie weights/dried beans to keep sides from buckling. Bake 30 min then remove foil & weights. Using pastry brush, lightly coat crust w/ beaten egg white. Return to oven & bake another 8 min until golden in color not brown. It should be cooked but light in color so it won't burn on second bake. Set aside to cool. For filling, in electric mixer place cream cheese & process until smooth. Add sugar & beat until incorporated. Add eggs 1 at a time & process until combined. Add remaining ingredients & beat until well blended & smooth. Place pan on larger baking pan. Carefully pour filling into pre-baked shell. Arrange raspberries evenly around tart & bake for 30-35 min or until filling is set (test by gently shaking pan). Transfer to wire rack to cool. Serve accompanied by softly whipped cream & fresh raspberries. Refrigerate leftovers.

FRESH RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE PUFF PASTRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, or to the temperature recommended on your package of puff pastry. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle a little flour on your pastry surface and, with a rolling pin, roll pastry sheet to approx 11-inches by 14-inches in size. Transfer pastry to baking sheet. With a butter knife, lightly score a 1/2-inch border around the edges, then fold the edge up and toward the center, pressing lightly, to create a neat border. Score the center lightly with a knife, taking care to not cut all of the way through (but if you accidentally do, it'll be okay). Bake until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes, or the time indicated on the package of puff pastry. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
• Affix a stand mixer or hand mixer with the whisk attachment. In the bowl of the mixer or in a large bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Scoop whipped cream into a medium bowl. To the bowl of the mixer or the large bowl, add the cream cheese, 3 tablespoons honey, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Whip until smooth and a little fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Fold cream cheese mixture into whipping cream, gently stirring and folding just until blended. Pile the filling into the center of the cooled puff pastry tart shell and, with a butter knife. spread the filling gently toward the edges. Line the top with raspberries, bottoms up. Drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons honey. Cut into squares and serve.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Lightly grease pan. Preheat oven to 425°F.
• For crust- combine flour and sugar, add butter until pastry starts to come together and form clumps. Place in pan using your fingertips to press out and up sides. Place in freezer for 15 minutes ( this will prevent the crust from shrinking when it bakes).
• Bake until crust is golden brown. About 15 minutes. Cool.
• For Filling- with electric mixer mix cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar until incorporated. Add eggs, one at a time, and process until blended and smooth. Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.
• Place the tart pan on a larger baking pan and add the raspberries. Carefully pour the filling on top of the berries. Bake 35-40 minutes or until filling is set. cool n wire rack.Sprinkle with powdered sugar and decorate with berries and whipped cream (optional).