Apricot Cream Cheese Tart | Harvesting a Lot of Apricots for Drying

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If you like the tang of citrus, you’ll love this apricot cream cheese tart. It combines a wonderfully crisp and crumbly crust with a smooth and creamy custard-like filling that is loaded with juicy and tangy fresh apricot. This tart tastes so good that you may want to try making it with other fruits.

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 45 min

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr

6 SERVING

Ingredients:

- Crust -
3/4 cup Butter, unsalted and soften at room temp
1/4 cup Sugar
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1 pinch Salt
- Filling -
1½ cup Creme cheese
⅓ cup Sugar
2 tsp Baking soda
2 large Egg
1 tsp Lemon zest
8 Apricot

Directions:

Step 1

To make the crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar. Mix in the flour and a pinch of salt until evenly crumbly. Knead the mixture until forming a soft ball. Let it rest for 15 minutes.

Step 2

To make the filling: In another large bowl, add the creme cheese, sugar, eggs, and lemon zest. Mix till the mixture holds together when squeezed.

Step 3

Halve the apricots by splitting around the kernel following the line of the fruits natural dimple then gently twist apart and flip out the stone. Slice the apricot to about 1/2-in thick.

Step 4