Cranberry Cream Cheese Tart Recipes

CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE TART

Steps:

• Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of a 10-in. tart pan with removable bottom. Bake at 400° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Add cranberries. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until thickened and berries have popped. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Stir in the sugar substitute. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup whipped topping until smooth; add lemon zest. Spread over pastry; top with cranberry mixture. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours or until set. Garnish with remaining whipped topping.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small saucepan combine the cranberries, 1/4 cup of white sugar and the orange juice.
• Cook, uncovered over medium heat until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens just a bit, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
• Set aside.
• In a food processor combine the cream cheese, remaining sugar, egg, egg white and vanilla or almond extract.
• Process until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Spray a 9-inch tart pan with the cooking spray.
• Lightly spray 1 sheet of phyllo dough, fold in h alf and gently press into tart pan.
• Edges will extend over edge.
• Repeat and place second sheet across first in a criss-cross pattern.
• Repeat with remaining two sheets so that all of the tart pan is covered.
• Turn under edges and bake for 5 minutes.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into phyllo crust, spreading evenly.
• spoon Cranberry mixture over cream cheese mixture, spreading evenly.
• Using a fork marble slightly but dont go too deep.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Let cool for 1 hour on a wire rack.
• Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Remove and drizzle on both kinds of melted chocolate.
• Garnish with candied orange peel.
• Serve.

CRANBERRY-PECAN TARTS

Steps:

• Blend crust ingredients together. If making small tartlets, divide into 24 small balls. If making large size tarts, divide into 12 balls. Cover with plastic wrap and chill. Press each ball onto bottom and up sides of tart tins and chill until ready to fill.
• Meanwhile, bring orange juice to boil in a small saucepan. Take off heat and add chopped cranberries. Cover and let soak for 15 minutes. Then drain well and blot with paper towel; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix all the remaining ingredients well, except the pecans, until smooth. Then add the pecans and cranberries. Divide the filling evenly among the tart tins and bake for approximately 35 minutes for the small tarts and 45 minutes for the larger tarts or until the crust is golden brown.

CRANBERRY HAZELNUT CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• For Cranberry Filling:
• In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine all the ingredients for the cranberry filling. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries start to pop and the filling thickens. Remove from heat when most of the berries are soft. Let cool completely.
• For the Tart Dough:
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease the bottom of a rectangular or 9-inch round tart pan with baking spray.
• In a food processor, pulse together the almond meal, all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt. Add in half of the butter and pulse for a few seconds. Add in the rest of the butter and pulse until pea-sized. Add in the whisked egg yolk and pulse until the dough starts to form.
• Turn out dough onto a clean surface and, using your hands, knead together until dough comes together.
• Press dough into the bottom and sides of the tart pan. Evenly spread and make sure there are no raised areas. Using a fork, poke the tart all around. Pre-bake dough for 8 to 10 minutes and let cool while you prepare the filling.
• For the Cream Cheese Filling:
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese for 2 to 3 minutes on medium-high speed until cream cheese is light and creamy. Add in the rest of the ingredients and beat for another 2 to 3 minutes until well combined.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the cranberry filling into the cream cheese mixture. I mix mine only one or two turns so I will get a swirled effect. If you don't care about the look, stir it well.
• Assembly:
• Pour the cream cheese-cranberry mixture into the pre-baked tart shell. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cheesecake sets.
• Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BRAID RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave orange juice for 30 seconds until warm.
• Add cranberries to juice and let it soak for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
• Unfold puff pastry, and 1 inch (2 cm) from the top, fill the middle row with cream cheese mixture, and top with the cranberries. Leave 1 inch (2 cm) at the bottom.
• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• With a knife, carefully slice diagonal strips on both sides, leaving 1 inch (2 cm) from the top and bottom.
• Cut off the top and bottom excess pieces.
• Fold the top inch (2 cm) dough onto the filling, then lay the dough in a criss-cross pattern to form the braid.
• Before the last couple strips, fold up the bottom and lay the remaining strips over.
• Whisk an egg and brush it over the top of the braid.
• Add almonds or other nuts.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Cut into desired size and drizzle the icing.
• Enjoy!

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Place half of the cranberries in a food processor. Cover and process until ground; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the gelatin and 1/3 cup sugar substitute. In a small saucepan, bring cranberry juice to a boil. Pour over gelatin mixture; stir until dissolved. Stir in the ground cranberries and remaining whole cranberries. Cover and refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 40 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and remaining sugar substitute. Beat in milk and vanilla. Spread into pastry shell. , Transfer gelatin mixture to a bowl; beat for 4-5 minutes or until foamy. Spoon over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm. Garnish each piece with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.

CRANBERRY NUT TARTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the butter and cream cheese. Mix in the flour until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• While the dough chills, make the filling. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, brown sugar, melted butter and vanilla. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Press the balls into the cups of mini muffin pans so that the dough covers the bottom and sides. Fill each one with a generous teaspoon of the filling.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges of the tarts are lightly browned.

CRANBERRY-TEQUILA CREAM CHEESE TART WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:
• Mix first 4 ingredients in processor. Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cream cheese and pulse 3 times to combine. Blend in enough ice water by tablespoonfuls until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Transfer to lightly floured surface. Roll out dough to 15-inch round. Transfer dough to 11- to 12-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Fold in excess dough to form double-thick sides. Transfer tart pan to freezer and chill crust for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until sides are set, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and beans and bake until crust is firm, about 20 minutes. Transfer tart pan to rack; let crust cool completely in pan.
• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until light. Beat in powdered sugar, then remaining ingredients.
• Spread cream cheese filling evenly in crust. Refrigerate until filling sets, about 2 hours.
• For glaze:
• Combine first 6 ingredients in medium saucepan over high heat. Boil 2 minutes. Add cranberries. Return to boil. Boil 1 minute. Transfer glaze to bowl and cool completely.
• Spoon glaze over filling. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Garnish tart with orange peel.