Mini Lemon Cheesecake Tartlets ~ the Perfect Mother's Day Dessert
Makes enough to fill 48 Mini Fillo cups. For best results all ingredients should be room temperature. Place a sheet of parchment on a cookie sheet and set aside. (affiliate links)
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
crowd pleaser, easy dessert recipe, party recipe
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time24minutes
Total Time34minutes
Servings48mini tarts
AuthorLinda Spiker
Ingredients
48mini Fillo cups, (in the frozen section)
2- 8ozbars of cream cheese, room temp
3/4cupsgranulated organic sugar
2largeeggs, room temp
1teaspoonvanilla paste or extract
1/2teaspoonsea salt
Zest of 3 lemons, separated
1jar lemon curd
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Set oven rack in center position.
Place fillo cups on a parchment covered cookie sheet and set aside.
Use a mixer to blend cream cheese till smooth, add sugar and eggs, scraping down sides of mixer as needed.
Add zest of TWO lemons and vanilla paste, mix well.
Use a small spoon to fill each fillo cup almost full. Bake for 22-24 minutes, till centers are set and fillo cup is cripsy.
Allow to cool, then dab with lemon curd and sprinkle with zest from remaining lemon. Refrigerate till served.