Country Strawberry Cream Cheese Tarts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 tart shells
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, diced
• 2 cups frozen whole strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 prepare tart shells as directed on package. remove with oven mitts, and set aside to cool.
• 2 put 2 cups of frozen whole strawberries in a bowl to thaw, and set aside.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar and corstarch. slowly add 1/2 cup milk and whisk until well blended. add remaining 2 cups milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. whisk over medium heat until it boils and is thickened - approximately 6-8 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat. stir in cream cheese that has been diced. blend until very smooth. pour mixture into cooled tart shells.
• 5 toss the thawed strawberries with 1/2 cup sugar. place the strawberries on top of the cream cheese mixture in each tart shell.
• 6 cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. makes 12 tarts.