Lemon Curd Cheesecake Pie or Mini-Tarts – No Bake Recipe

"There are 3 things I esp like about this Taste Of Home dessert recipe by Sarah Gilbert of Beaverton, Oregon: 1) It features lemon curd (1 of my favorite ingredients), 2) It’s easy-fix, make-ahead & no-bake because it uses a prepared pie shell or prepared mini-tart shells & 3) It’s the perfect light dessert for a dinner party if made as a pie cut into wedges or can also be made as mini-tarts for larger crowd occasions. For the latter use & as shown in my pic, it worked extremely well as a sml sweet treat to accompany a European-style cheese-cracker-fruit dessert assortment. I garnished mine w/Stroopwafel cookies brought to me from the Netherlands, but a tsp of lemon curd, fresh berries or shaved chocolate will work well to add appeal & color. NOTE RE YIELD: An accurate yield was an issue because this recipe serves 12 if made as a pie or 24 if made as mini-tarts. In the end, I opted to choose the average of 18 for the yield. ENJOY!"

Original is 18 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese (softened)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

60 grams lemon curd (1/4 cup, more if also using as a topping to garnish)
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping (thawed)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (28.9 g)
Calories 118.2
Total Fat - 9.4 g
Saturated Fat - 7.1 g
Cholesterol - 13.9 mg
Sodium - 56.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 7.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
Sugars - 7.2 g
Protein - 1.4 g
Calcium - 15.4 mg
Iron - 0.1 mg
Vitamin C - 1.8 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

In a lrg bowl, beat cream cheese & vanilla until blended. Add & beat in 1/4 cup lemon curd. Fold in 1/3 of the whipped topping. Then fold in the remaining topping.

Step 2

If making a pie, fill the prepared pie shell w/the blended mixture. If making as mini-tarts, spoon 2 tbsp of the blended mixture into each of the mini-tart shells. In both options, top each serving w/1 tsp lemon curd, fresh berries, shaved chocolate or another topping/garnish of your choice. Refrigerate until ready to serve.