Glazed Kiwi Tart Recipe

"Named for the kiwi bird of New Zealand, the kiwifruit has a delicious, mixed-fruit flavor and is high in vitamin C. I found on an Australian food blog "Emelys Recipes". It is so very easy to make and is a lovely presentation for a dinner party or other special occasion! Instead of a store bought pie shell, you can use any of the pate sucree or pate brisee recipes on this site. Try my recipe: Pate Brisee Food Processor Pie Crust from Real Simple - so easy and you can pat it right into the pan - no rolling!!! Feel free to use other fruits - my pics show kiwi and strawberry. Increasing servings of both this recipe and the pate brisee to 1.5 pies makes a nice 12 inch tart, and the presentation is beautiful if you make it in a tart pan with a removable bottom. Yum!"

Original is 7 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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1 pie shell, 9 inch (unbaked)
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 tablespoons heavy cream
3 kiwi fruits (ripe)
1/4 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon water

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (108 g)
Calories 340.1
Total Fat - 11.3 g
Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
Cholesterol - 31.4 mg
Sodium - 344.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 49.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
Sugars - 32.7 g
Protein - 12.4 g
Calcium - 360 mg
Iron - 2.8 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

To make the pie shell, follow the directions on the package for a one crust pie. Use a fork to thoroughly prick the bottom and sides of the pastry shell and bake pastry according to package directions. Allow to cool.

Step 2

For the filling, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream. Stir until smooth. Spread cream cheese filling in cooled pastry shell.

Step 3

Peel kiwifruit with a paring knife and cut into thin slices. Arrange slices on top of cream cheese filling, overlapping them in circles.

Step 4

To make glaze, combine apricot preserves and water in a small saucepan and heat until preserves melt. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Spoon glaze over kiwifruit and chill tart until ready to serve.