The lovely Cranberry Crumb Cheese Tart |
One of the things I made this week was a lovely Cranberry Crumb Tart, to take to a friend who just had knee replacement surgery. After some thought of what I could do to help, I decided to make dinner for them. It would be a nice way to relieve some of the stress on him and his wife. So, last thursday I made my Sherried Beef which I posted a year ago. For desert, since I had a can of whole berry cranberry sauce sitting in my pantry, I thought Cranberry Crumb Tart sounded like a wonderful choice. This tart has a yummy layer of cream cheese, a layer of whole berry cranberry sauce, and topped with a crunchy walnut crumb topping. Quite wonderful!
Pre-bake pie crust |
When cool, spread with cream cheese layer, then cranberry layer |
Sprinkle crumb topping over the top…then bake 45 min. @ 375 degrees |
Out of the oven and ready to enjoy |
This is a lovely treat for the holidays…creamy, tart and crunchy! |
INGREDIENTS:
Pastry for one 9 inch tart pan or pie pan
Cheese layer:
1 (8 ounce) package cream
cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened
condensed milk
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Cranberry layer:
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry
cranberry sauce
Topping:
1/4 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Bake unbaked tart shell in the preheated oven 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in sweetened condensed milk until the mixture is smooth. Stir in lemon juice. Transfer to the tart pan.
4. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon light brown sugar and cornstarch. Mix in whole berry cranberry sauce. Spoon the mixture evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
5. In a medium bowl, mix butter, all-purpose flour and remaining light brown sugar until crumbly. Stir in the walnuts. Sprinkle evenly over the cranberry mixture.
6. Bake 45 minutes in the 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned. Cool on a metal rack. Serve at room temperature, or chill in the refrigerator.
OK now this looks just fantastic! Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks heaven worthy :)
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Choc Chip Uru
The perfect mix of cheesecake and crumb pie. Gorgeous! Lucky friends
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! You're a good friend!
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks so good! You are really sweet and thoughtful! I guess that you must be busy now planning for your Christmas menu! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI just printed the recipe. We will be taking this to my parent's house for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteJust the perfect pie for Christmas Kathy! I am sure your friend has enjoyed it very much!
ReplyDeletePerfect dessert for the holiday season;-) Hope your friend is feeling well;-)
ReplyDeleteKathy, this looks spectacular!!! Like Patty, I was thinking this would be perfect for the holidays...mmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect looking tart!
ReplyDeletePS...I accidentally posted my truffle cookies yesterday and had move them back to draft form. The post is live now :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! I love the layers.
ReplyDeleteThose scratchings look amazing I would polish off that whole plate!
ReplyDeleteThis has it all - a fruit serving - a protein-dairy serving with the cheese - yes, I could do this with no guilt - and will! And will pin in on my board to make sure!
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful thing to do for your friend and I am sure they were so very appreciative. This looks like a perfect dessert and I can imagine the tartness of the cranberries offsets nicely with the richness of the cream cheese. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a festive and gorgeous tart! Love that thick layer of streusel topping.
ReplyDeleteKathy, I must say that this recipe of yours looks very tempting! I am quite sure I would love the different flavors of this tart all together, what could be more delicious than cream cheese, cranberry and walnut streusel. It looks and sounds like a perfect hoiday dessert and how nice of you to bake this lovely dessert (and cook dinner) for your friends!
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