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Recipe tags: Bake, Fruit, Pie, Vegetarian

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Desserts

Cherry Cream Cheese Mini-Tarts

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Maria from North Carolina.

Portions:  24 (2 dozen)

Serving size: 1 tart

Ingredients

• two 8-ounce packages cream cheese
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar or Splenda® granular no calorie sweetener
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites)
• 24 vanilla wafers
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• paper cupcake holders and regular-size cupcake tin

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

1. Place the cream cheese, sugar or Splenda®, lemon juice and vanilla in a large bowl. Blend with an electric mixer.
2. Add the eggs and beat until fluffy.
3. Line a cupcake tin with paper holders. Place one vanilla wafer into the bottom of each cup.
4. Fill cups 2/3 full with the cream cheese mixture and bake for 20 minutes. 
5. Remove from oven and cool 1 hour.
6. Top each tart with a cherry and 1 teaspoon of pie filling.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 114
• Protein: 2 g
• Carbohydrate: 11 g
• Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 28 mg
• Sodium: 75 mg
• Potassium: 39 mg
• Phosphorus: 20 mg
• Calcium: 2 mg
• Fiber: 0.1 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1/2 starch
• 1/2 fruit, low potassium
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 1

Helpful hints

• If Splenda® no calorie sweetener (granular form) is used, calories are reduced to 96 and carbohydrate is reduced to 6 grams per tart (1/2 Carbohydrate Choice).
• Try low-fat or fat-free cream cheese to reduce the fat content.
• Do not over beat mixture.
• Do not over bake—tarts may appear soft and moist, but will firm up after cooling.

What's everyone saying?

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  Suzie B. says:

I made these for my patients and they all loved them. Great way to help with portion control and no mess when serving.

Reviewed: Mar. 01, 2010, 6:21 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Jennifer W. says:

This recipe tastes great, but I was only able to get 18 servings instead of 24. Excellent after-dinner portion-controlled treat!

Reviewed: May. 28, 2008, 9:35 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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