Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup of unsalted butter; melted
- 1 and 1/2 cups of whipping cream (35%); chilled
- 12 ounces of cream cheese (at room temperature); or 1.5 blocks of cream cheese
- 2/3 cup of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of lemon zest; finely grated
- 1/2 cup of real lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- fresh blueberries
- fresh raspberries
Method
1. Combine the melted butter and the graham cracker crumbs. Stir with a fork until all of the crumbs are moist with the butter. Press the crumbs into a tart pan. Note: I used a long rectangular tart pan, but you can easily use a round or square non-stick tart pan. Bake the crust at 350’F for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and allow tart to cool in the pan completely on a wire rack.
2. Whip the chilled cream until soft peaks form (about 5 minutes with an electric mixer on high). Chill until ready to use.
3. In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese until smooth; about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and mix well. You want to ensure the mixture is well combined, so you don’t have any lumps. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl down to ensure the mixture is well combined. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Fold half of the whipped cream into the lemon-cream cheese mixture. Once well combined, add the second half of the whipped cream and then dollop the lemon mousse into the cooled crust. Spread evenly.
5. Allow the tart to set in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Decorate the top of the tart with fresh berries.
Remove the tart from the pan right before serving.
Source: Adapted from In the Kitchen with Anna Olson
Sounds deliciously fresh :) It may be breakfast time but the combo of such a gorgeous recipe and beautiful photography is making me crave this lovely tart something awful!
So pretty. And perfect for the 4th of July with the red white and blue! I’ll keep this in mind for next year :)
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That is one gorgeous looking tart and the lemon flavor would pair so well with those berries. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog till tomorrow night and I’d love it if you’d come by and link your tart up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/07/sweets-for-saturday-25.html
Thanks for coming by and linking your tart up to Sweets for a Saturday. Feel free to join the party again anytime.
Beautiful! Those berries look perfect!
This looks absolutely fantastic! I had to stop by and check out your lovely blog – Davian has been telling me about you and it’s always fun to find other local bloggers :) I must try this sometime!
Hi there. Food on Friday: Lemons and Limes is now open for entries. This looks like a neat one! I do hope you link it in. This is the link . Cheers
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