Lilikoi Cheesecake Tarts with Fresh Fruit

Ingredients

Crust:
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1¼ cup unbleached flour
• 1¼ teaspoon baking powder

Filling:
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup sugar
• ⅔ cup heavy cream
• ½ cup fresh lilikoi juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch


• Whipped cream
• ¾ cup fresh strawberries, finely diced
• ¾ cup fresh mango, finely diced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Using an electric mixer cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add vanilla and mix until smooth.
3. Sift in flour and baking powder.
4. Fold with spatula until it resembles a coarse meal.
5. Scoop 1 Tablespoon of mixture into each greased tart pan.
6. Press mixture into bottom and sides of pan. Set aside.
7. In a food processor, combine cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, lilikoi juice, vanilla and cornstarch. Blend until smooth.
8. Scoop ⅛ cup mixture into each crust.
9. Bake for 25 minutes at 350°.
10. Let cool completely.
11. Top with whipped cream, strawberries and mango. Enjoy!

Yields 24 - 30 Tarts

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