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Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart

Surprise your Valentine with this luscious treat made with a chocolate crust, creamy filling and juicy red strawberries.

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Ingredients
Crust
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookie or graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
  • 1/3 cup (2/3 stick) butter or margarine, melted
Filling
  • 2 (8 oz) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
  • 4 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, sliced
  • whipped cream, if desired
  • mint leaves, if desired
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Instructions
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Yields: 8 servings

Crust
Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs, sugar and butter; mix well. Press evenly on bottom and up sides of 9-inch tart or pie pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Filling
Step 1

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, orange rind, orange juice, and powdered sugar until fluffy. Fill shell with cream cheese mixture and chill at least one hour or until firm.

Step 2

Arrange strawberries over cream cheese filling. If desired, garnish with whipped cream and mint leaves.

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  • Graham cracker crumbs may be substituted for chocolate cookies in the crust.
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