Free-Form Harvest Apple Tart

photo by:kraft

It must be the crisp air of the orchard that makes us want to mold a rustic, fresh fruit tart by hand. This one sports lemony cream cheese along with crisp apples.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 55 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups flour

1/2

cup butter, softened

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, divided

pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin, divided

Golden Delicious apples (3/4 lb.), peeled, thinly sliced

tsp. cornstarch

1/2

tsp. ground cinnamon

1/3

cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds

Make It

USE pulsing action to process flour, butter and half the cream cheese in food processor until mixture is blended and starts to pull away from side of container. Shape into ball; wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.

HEAT oven to 400°F. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface to 14x8-inch rectangle. Place on parchment paper-covered baking sheet; set aside. Mix remaining cream cheese and half the dry gelatin mix until blended. Spread onto pastry to within 2 inches of edge.

TOSS apples with remaining dry gelatin mix, cornstarch and cinnamon; spoon over cream cheese filling. Fold edge of pastry over apples. (Apples in center of tart will remain exposed.) Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE 35 min. or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Cool.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this indulgent tart on a special occasion.

Note

For best results, bake tart on rack in lower third of oven.

Special Extra

For a more golden brown crust, lightly beat 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp. water. Brush onto crust; sprinkle with 2 tsp. sugar. Bake as directed.

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imamom46

posted:10/3/2006

I also made this with peaches and used orange jello in place of the lemon.

Paula Frederick

posted:10/3/2006

Haven't made this one but plan to but made one that used melted butter and pkg. lemon jello to cook apples in then baked them in a pie crust--gotta tell you it was delicious-just a little lemony.

a cook

posted:10/3/2006

I have not tried this recipe yet... however, when I do I think I will use plain gelatin and lemon juice vice the lemon jello. It just sounds like a better combination to me.

tluvgolf

posted:10/3/2006

I had some bartlett pears and no apples, so I substituted the pears. I also put a teaspoon or so of lemon zest in the cream cheese mixture. The crust was wonderfully easy and delicious. My husband loved it too.

Carol52722

posted:10/3/2006

So easy and looks store bought. Used mandolin to slice apples .

Princess 286

posted:10/3/2006

Think this sounds very good. I have recipe that calls for lemon jello with pineapple and cream cheese and it is delicious.Will try this

robertareal

posted:10/3/2006

Lemon Jello with apples sounds kind of gross. I'll give it a try, but I'm guessing it's not going to taste very good. Lemon Jello has too much of a lemon oil taste, not a fresh lemon juice taste

ArdiJo

posted:10/3/2006

We are not much on apple deserts, just wondered if any kind of berries would work. Any suggestions. My Mother-in Law made this and they loved it.

Pecia

posted:10/3/2006

I made 2 batch of this recipe using different nuts. The original with almonds and the other with walnuts. It was a big hit not to mention that it was fast and easy to prepare/bake. Also tried it with canned pears, drained. WINNER. Just a dribble of caramel over the pears then serve. Thank you for your 'quick and easy' dessert.