tartlets

[onyx]

For the Crust:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter eight 3-inch tart pans.

In a medium bowl, mix together:

1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs,
2/3 cup melted butter,
1/2 cup finely chopped toasted pecans,
1/3 cup unpacked brown sugar.

Press this mixture firmly into tart pans. Place the pans on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Once cool, remove the crusts from the pans ever so gently.

For Filling:

With an electric mixer set on low speed, beat 1 lb. softened cream cheese and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until soft and creamy. Add 1/4 cup sour cream and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Beat well until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the filling for about one hour. Fill tartlet shells with this mixture and decorate with berries and other fruits of the season. Enjoy!



recipe from: http://velvetstrawberries.typepad.com/

[SouthernCharm1]

Oh Em Gee! Nice cup of hot tea and that one right in the center... Ahhh, pure indulgence... Yumm

[onyx]

i thought they looked yummy, too! lol dibs on the blueberry ones!! lol!~ i bet peaches would be nice on there, too!!

[angmf2233]

Have you tried these? I am not much for baking as we don't eat alot of sweets. I am sweet enough!!!!!!!HaHa!

[onyx]

nope, not yet, but i bet they're yummy! i am on a diet, and my oven is broken, so i can't bake anything right now or else i'd make some, cause they look so yummy!. i have to use my grandma's or my aunt's oven when i wanna bake until my oven gets fixed. when i get a new camera, i'll take pictures of stuff i make & the garden area & stuff.

i don't usually eat sweets, either. but i love baking. i wish i had the time to be one of those people that get to stay home & bake all day. i do make bread every friday, though, for shabbat (sabbath). challa bread. i can braid it 5 different ways. love challa bread!

[angmf2233]

You are on a diet, with thanksgiving and X-mas coming up? What are ya gonna do hide in your room? Eat girl food is good! Mandy weighs 300lbs and she and hubby are happy! Be proud for who you are!

[onyx]

i don't celebrate christmas thanksgiving i will just cheat. LOL (no point in lying, right? haha!) but thank you for the encouragement!!

[angmf2233]

You do not celebrate x-mas onyx? No pretty tree or lights? Why?

[diana]

Ang, I think Hanukkah may be her holiday if she's baking challa on Fridays.

I'd rather have the challah than the tarts, Onyx! My favorite! I'm a fan of bread-making but haven't tried challa yet. Ever made bread pudding with challa bread? Absolutely fantastic!

Diana Lynn

[onyx]

hehe yep, hanukah, the feast of lights/feast of dedication!

i haven't made bread pudding ever.. lol sounds good, though!! especially with challa bread! how do you make bread pudding?

i'll have to post the challa recipe. it's easy & yummy. i have to post the pumpkin roll recipe, too... i'm just being lazy. LOL (shame on me!)

[SouthernCharm1]

Shoot, that's why you diet for a couple months before Thanksgiving and Christmas, so you can pig out and be ok afterwards! ROFLMBO

[onyx]

lol!!! yeah i love thanksgiving kinda pies..... so of course i can't wait to get my grubby little hands on all the different kinda pies.. HEHEHEHE!!! i don't get to eat it but once in a blue moon, so i pig out!!!