FESTIVE FRUIT TART
This is one of the simplest recipes I know, yet never fails to impress when I serve it to guests! Fresh fruit tops a creamy filling, encased in a "buttery" shortbread crust. Scrumptious!
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour I use a mix of almond and oat flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp vegan butter- softened I recommend Country Crock Plant Butter
- 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional)
- 8 oz vegan cream cheese, softened I recommend Tofutti or Kite Hill
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Fruit- blueberries, raspberries, sliced strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges Your choice!
- 2 tbsp Strawberry Preserves- melted
Instructions
- Use an 8 or 9 inch tart pan with a removable side.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Make the crust: In a food processor, add the vegan butter, sugar and flour(s). Pulse until well combined. You can also mix this by hand using a fork.
- Remove the dough to the tart pan. Spread it out evenly and slightly up the sides. Dampen your hands to make this easier.
- Bake the crust for 12-15 minutes or until it is slightly golden brown on top. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- To make the creamy filling: Combine the room temperature vegan cream cheese in a mixing bowl with the sugar, vanilla extract and optional almond extract. Use a hand mixer to mix until smooth.
- Spread the filling into the cooled crust.
- Top with the fruit, in whatever design you like. Start from the outside and work inward.
- For the glaze: Warm the preserves for a few seconds in a small bowl in the microwave. Use a small pastry brush to paint the preserves over the fruit-- makes the fruit really glisten!
- Cover loosely with foil or plastic wrap and store in the fridge to chill before serving. Best served fresh but it can last a few days in the fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
Please do not use regular cream cheese or butter in this recipe. There are so many excellent vegan cream cheeses and butters available right now. Dairy products are not only harmful to you, but they are detrimental to the environment and mean a life of cruelty to animals.