Mini Carrot Cheesecakes
Grimmway Farms
CRUST
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 24 mini cupcake cups.
½ cup graham
cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons butter,
melted
1½ tablespoons sugar
To prepare the crust, combine all ingredients in a
bowl and mix together with a fork. Spoon about a
teaspoonful of the mixture into each cupcake cup,
distributing evenly. Press with your ;ngers to create
a crust.
2 tablespoons ;nely
grated Grimmway
Farms* carrots
FILLING
½ cup sugar
1 8-ounce package
cream cheese, softened
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup shredded Grimmway
Farms* carrots
To prepare the ;lling, combine sugar, cream cheese,
egg, ginger and vanilla in a large bowl. Blend with
an electric hand mixer until well combined and
creamy. Fold in carrots. Spoon the mixture evenly
over the crusts in the cupcake cups.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Let cool slightly and
then refrigerate in the pan for at least 2 hours or
up to 8 hours.
To serve, remove the cheesecakes from the pan
with a small o;set spatula. Makes 24 servings.
* Brands may vary by region; substitute a similar product.
Ginger Snap Fruit Tart
Unifrutti of America
1½ cups ;nely ground
ginger snaps
Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 9-inch springform
pan with cooking spray.
¼ teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons sugar,
divided
6 tablespoons butter,
melted
2 8-ounce packages cream
cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon grated
orange zest
1 tablespoon chopped
crystallized ginger
3 ripe Grecian* kiwifruit
3 South African* oranges
10 red Californian*
grapes, halved
Blend ginger snaps, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar.
Stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of the pan.
Bake on the center oven rack until golden, about
10 minutes. Let cool.
Beat together cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar
and vanilla with a mixer at medium-high speed
until smooth, 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whip cream and 4 tablespoons
sugar until soft peaks form. Stir in zest. Fold into
the cream cheese mixture. Spread in the crust.
Sprinkle with ginger. Chill for 2 hours.
Peel kiwis, cut into thin slices, and cut slices in half.
Overlap kiwi slices around the perimeter of the tart.
Peel and cut oranges in thin slices; place in a circle
inside the kiwi slices. Arrange grapes cut-side down
in the center. Chill for 2 hours. Makes 6-8 servings.
* Brands may vary by region; substitute a similar product.
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