Recipe

Simple Cheese Tart with Holiday Sauce

Lobster Pot Pie and Simple Cheese Tart with Holiday Sauce
Our Simple Cheese Tart with Holiday Sauce (back) is the perfect end to an elegant holiday dinner.
Serves 12
Ingredients
1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup sugar, divided
5 tbsp. Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted
12 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ tbsp. Kowalski's Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (from the Produce Department)
1 tsp. Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
12.5 oz. jar Stonewall Kitchen Holiday Jam (or any high-quality fruit spread or jam)
¼ cup water
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine crumbs, ¼ cup sugar and butter; toss with a fork until well blended.
  3. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and up the sides of an 11" removable-bottom tart pan.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden-brown and firm to the touch (6-8 min.); cool completely.
  5. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
  6. Thoroughly mix in remaining sugar, sour cream, juice and vanilla.
  7. Spread filling in cooled crust; chill for 4 hrs.
  8. Pour jam and water into a medium saucepan; cook over medium-low heat, stir continuously, until jam melts into a smooth sauce.
  9. Remove pan from heat; cool to room temperature.
  10. Drizzle sauce over chilled tart; serve immediately.

 

Find It!

  • Stonewall Kitchen Holiday Jam is available seasonally in the Deli Department. Availability may vary by market.