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Desserts

Cheese Tarts

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Arlene from California.

Portions:   24                   

Serving size:  1 tart

Ingredients

• two 8-ounce packages cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 dozen paper cupcake liners
• 2 dozen vanilla wafers
• 1-1/2 cups fruit pie filling

Preparation

1. Set out cream cheese to soften for 1 hour before making tarts.
2. Preheat oven to 350° F.
3. Blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat until smooth.
4. Place cupcake liners in muffin pan. Put one vanilla wafer into each cupcake liner.
5. Pour cream cheese mixture over vanilla wafer, about 3/4 full.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove tarts from oven and cool in the refrigerator.
7. Immediately before serving top each tart with 1-1/2 tablespoons of fruit pie filling per tart.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 136
• Protein:  2 g
• Carbohydrate: 14 g
• Fat:  8 g
• Cholesterol:  28 mg
• Sodium:  78 mg
• Potassium:  49 mg
• Phosphorus:  27 mg
• Calcium:  18 mg
• Fiber:  0.2 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1/2 starch
• 1-1/2 fat
• 1/2 high calorie

Carbohydrate Choices

• 1 

Helpful Hints

• Suggested fruit pie fillings include cherry, blueberry, apple or strawberry.

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