Fresh Fruit Tart With Mascarpone Cheese

Name: Fresh Fruit Tart With Mascarpone Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apricot jam; 5 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 454 grams packages mascarpone cheese, softened; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 237 milliliters fresh raspberries; 425 grams 1/2 package refrigerated piecrusts

Fresh Fruit Tart With Mascarpone Cheese is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 571 calories. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes. A mixture of apricot jam, mascarpone cheese, kiwifruit, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Whisk together mascarpone cheese and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover and chill.

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Mascarpone

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Whisk

Bowl

Meanwhile, fit piecrust into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom; press into fluted edges. Fold any excess dough over outside of pan, and pinch to secure to pan. (This will keep piecrust from sliding down pan as it bakes.) Line crust with aluminum foil, and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Pie Crust

Crust

Dough

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Aluminum Foil

Tart Form

Frying Pan

Bake at 450 for 8 minutes.

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Oven

Remove weights and foil, and bake 3 to 4 more minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove from oven to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 15 minutes). Gently tap excess crust from sides of pan, using a rolling pin.

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Crust

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Spoon mascarpone mixture into cooled tart shell, spreading to edges. Arrange kiwifruit around outer edge of tart; place raspberries in center.

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Raspberries

Mascarpone

Kiwi

Combine apricot jam and 1 Tbsp. water in a small microwave-safe glass dish. Microwave at HIGH 25 seconds. Stir until well blended.

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Apricot Jam

Water

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Pour apricot mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard solids.

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Apricot

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Sieve

Bowl

Brush fruit in tart with apricot mixture.

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Apricot

Fruit

Serve immediately.

*Apple jelly may be substituted. Decrease water to 2 tsp. in Step 5 and do not strain jelly mixture after heating.

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Apple Jelly

Jelly

Water

Cheesecake-Filled Fresh Fruit Tart: Substitute 2 cups ready-to-eat cheesecake filling for mascarpone cheese. Increase lemon juice to 2 tsp. Proceed with recipe as directed.

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Cheesecake Filling

Mascarpone

Fresh Fruit

Lemon Juice