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Friday, April 2, 2010

Fruit Tart

April is when I start to get excited about all the delicious Spring and Summer fruits. So I thought that today, I would share one of my favorite fruit recipes. It is simple to make and can be customized in a variety of ways.

Base:
1 box Lemon Cake Mix
2/3 c. Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/2 c. Chopped Nuts
1/2 c. Butter, softened
1 egg

Topping:
3 oz. Cream Cheese
1/3 c. Powdered Sugar
1 c. Heavy Whipping Cream
Assorted Fresh Fruit

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first four "base" ingredients and beat with a mixer at low speed until crumbly. Blend in the egg. Press into ungreased 12" or 14" pizza pan. Bake for 15 mins. or until Golden Brown. Cool.

Beat Cream Cheese until fluffy. Gradually add in Powdered Sugar. Beat in whipping cream until soft peaks form. Spread on cooled crust. Arrange fruit as desired.

My favorite fruit combination is Strawberry, Kiwi, Pineapple. However, you can be as simple or creative with your fruit choices as you would like. You can just randomly place the fruit or you can choose to make a design out of the fruit. You could make it look like a rainbow or a flower by choosing fruits of certain colors. You can be fancy with the way you cut your fruits. The possibilities are endless when it comes to topping this fruit tart.

It is a nice light dessert that is perfect for Spring and Summer.

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