CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE TART

Chocolate-Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart image

Bound to impress, this dessert features velvety cream cheese, fresh red strawberries and a drizzle of fudge atop a crunchy chocolate-almond crust. It's too gorgeous to resist! -Priscilla Yee, Concord, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
FILLING:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups halved fresh strawberries
3 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 °. In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 12-15 minutes or until crust is set. Cool on a wire rack., In another small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over bottom of prepared crust. Arrange strawberry halves, cut side down, over filling. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour., Just before serving, drizzle fudge topping over tart. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Fat 22g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 57mg cholesterol, Sodium 161mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.