Blueberries, Cream Cheese and Lemon Tart
Blueberry tart is easy to make. With its nut crust and layers of flavored cheese and blueberry topping.
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup pecans, lightly roasted, and finely chopped
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- pinch Kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter, diced
For the Blueberries Filling:
- 8 ounce canned blueberry topping
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
Cream cheese topping:
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 packet gelatin added to 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Stir until well dissolved. Set it aside.
Apricot Glaze:
- ¼ cup apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- For the Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Place pecans in the food processor. Pulse until finely ground. Add flour, sugar, and salt and pulse to thoroughly incorporate.
- Add egg and diced butter and pulse until it looks like wet sand.
- Transfer the mix to a 9-inch removable bottom tart pan. Press on the bottom and up the sides firmly and evenly. Refrigerate for 10 minutes and then bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
Blueberries and Cream Chees Toppings:
- In a medium saucepan, combine 8 oz. of blueberry filling, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, and 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Mix well to incorporate all the ingredients.Bring it to a boil, lower heat and simmer until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat, stir well and allow it to cool. set it aside for later use.Meanwhile, in a stand mixer, combine cream cheese and 1/3 cup brown sugar until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon lemon zest, lemon juice, and gelatin mix, and mix until well combined.
- Pour cream cheese filling into cooled tart crust. Using an offset spatula, spread the cream cheese into a smooth layer. Top it with thick blueberry sauce leaving a ½-inch border to prevent it from overflowing.Let it chill for 30 minutes before adding apricot glaze on top evenly. Refrigerate overnight before serving. It takes time for it set perfectly.