Heart Healthy Cream Cheese Tart

Name: Heart Healthy Cream Cheese Tart
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin; 1/4 cup boiling water; 1/4 cup sugar; 8 oz 1% cottage cheese; 2 Tbsp fat-free cream cheese; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 cup berries; 6 fresh mint sprigs

(5.0)

By Judy Capodanno

Published 2/7/2022

Dietitian Reviewed: Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT

Approved for These Diets:

Gluten Free | Diabetic | Vegetarian

Photo Credit: Baldwin Publishing Staff Photographer

These delicately sweet cream cheese tarts swap out excessively fatty ingredients for berries, cottage cheese, and gelatin for a velvety texture. Our diabetic-friendly dessert is the perfect no-bake treat and only contains 70 calories per serving.

Total Time

30 minutes

Servings

6

Calories

79

Ingredients

Recipe yields 6 servings

1 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin

1/4 cup boiling water

1/4 cup sugar

8 oz 1% cottage cheese

2 Tbsp fat-free cream cheese

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup berries

6 fresh mint sprigs

How to Make Cream Cheese Tart

Step 1

In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. In a blender, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, vanilla, lemon zest and gelatin mixture and blend until completely smooth.
Step 2

Pour mixture into 6 foil cupcake liners and refrigerate, covered, for 2 hours, or until firm. To serve, peel away foil and arrange on individual plates. Top each cream cheese tart with berries and mint for garnish.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

1 tartlet

79

Calories

0

g

Fat

1

mg

Cholesterol

178

mg

Sodium

12

g

Carbs

0

g

Sat. Fat

0

g

Fiber

5

g

Protein

9

g

Sugars

Heart Healthy Cream Cheese Tart

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How to Make Cream Cheese Tart

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