Kiwifruit Lime Tarts

Description
Serves: 18 to 24

Ingredients

 * 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened


 * 1/2 cup powdered sugar


 * 2 tablespoons lime juice


 * 1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel


 * tart shells (see recipe below)


 * 3 or 4 kiwifruit, pared and sliced


 * 1/3 to 1/2 cup apple jelly, melted (optional)

Directions
1.In small bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, lime juice, and peel until very light and fluffy.

2.Spoon or pipe about 1 tablespoon of mixture into each tart shell, refrigerate. When ready to serve, top each with one slice of kiwifruit. Drizzle with about 1 teaspoon melted apple jelly. Return to refrigerator.

Tart Shells
1.Prepare pastry according to favorite recipe for 2 crust (9-inch) pie.

2.For each shell press about 1 tablespoon dough into 2-inch fluted tart shell pans. Prick bottoms of shells.

3.Bake at 400 degrees F. for 12 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Remove from pans.

Source

 * Fruit and Vegetable Recipes I by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe