This is a great recipe. The flavour of the nut crust, the cream cheese layer, and the homemade blueberry sauce is AMAZING! I do think I would do 1 1/2 times the crust though, for the pan that I used, so that it would be a little thicker. I also think I would up the cornstarch by 1 or 2 Tbsp so that it would set up faster (we only had 1 hour to complete the recipes for the Real Women of Philadelphia contest). But, considering my first time making it was when I was filming it, I think it turned out really well. And anyway, I can never make the same recipe twice, without ANY changes. I’m always tweaking and trying to improve it. Now you know what I would do next time, so you can either do it as written, or take these suggestions and try to improve upon it. π
Gluten Free Blueberry Cream Cheese Tart
You 'can' use a bought pie filling instead of the blueberry sauce, but I don't think it would taste as good. The cream cheese layer in this tart is so light, and so creamy, and it pairs perfectly with the homemade blueberry sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 cups blueberries (defrosted if frozen)
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dream Whip powder
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons toasted almond slivers
- 2 tablespoons toasted coconut
- 2 tablespoons melted white chocolate
Sue J. says
I was just writing my sister about going to pick fresh blueberries before our trip to the beach. This would be a wonderful dish to make there. Thank you!!
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@Sue J. Ah, perfect timing for you then! π You're welcome, Enjoy!
Carolyn says
Jeanine, it looks amazing! Good luck with the contest. For what it's worth, I thnk you are a shue in!
charlotte mgcc says
Jeanine, I am increasing impressed at you ability to come up with beautiful and creative ideas for this contest. If you don't win, I don't know what else they could possibly be looking for. I wish you much success in what you are trying to achieve and I hope you are one of the finalists.
Good luck with everything. I have referred you to many people who are following a gluten free diet. I think your is one of the best out there!! Hands down.
Sarah says
Every time I think "This is my favorite." This is my favorite. I love the top picture too!
Carol@easytobeglutenfree says
Wow, that looks incredible! My favorite kind of dessert – fruity and creamy!
~ Lyndsay The Kitchen Witch says
Jeanine, this is a recipe I will definitely be making – AMAZING! I love blueberries. I am hoping, and sending good TOWANDA that we get to meet in TO.
xoxo
betty r says
Oh so many great recipes, Jeanine..those cinnamon buns you made smelled heavenly but I resisted and never had a bite..I shall not be so generous next time and will sample!! lol
Hope you are one of the dessert finalists..you've got my vote!!
Anonymous says
I just picked up a 5 lb box of saskatoon berries at the farmers market. Will try this recipe using saskatoons!
Carrie
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@Carolyn, Thank you, Carolyn. π
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@charlotte mgcc, Thank you so much, Charlotte, your comments mean a lot to me. π
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@Sarah, Thanks Sarah! I hope you're enjoying the recipes. π
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@Carol@easytobeglutenfree, Carol, creamy & fruity are a GREAT combination! Enjoy!
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@~ Lyndsay The Kitchen Witch, Thank you, Lyndsay! Make sure to take the notes that I added up top into account…increase the crust (for a 6×8 tart pan, at least), as well as the cornstarch). TOWANDA!
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@betty r, Betty, you were able to resist cinnamon buns…I knew you were a strong woman, but Wow! Good for you! π
Jeanine - The Baking Beauties says
@Anonymous, Carrie, Saskatoons would be awesome in place of the blueberries!
Barbara Woolums says
Hello, would love to try this recipe but we don’t have Dream Whip powder here in Australia, can I leave it out, or is there something I can use instead?
Jeanine says
Hi Barbara, you can most certainly omit it, it just helps to give some stability to the whipping cream.
Yuko says
I am making this right now π What is the almond extract for?
Jeanine Friesen says
Sorry, Yuko, the almond extract is to be stirred into the blueberry topping. I’ve added it to the directions now. Thanks for asking!
Laurel says
Hi, Jeanine: I realize this is an old recipe but I’ve been studying it trying to decide if I could adapt it to the vegan ingredients I’ve got on hand. I may have missed it but I don’t see where ingredients 5 and 6 (whipping cream and water) come into play?
Thanks for always having the most outstanding ideas.
Jeanine says
Ack! I believe that those sneaked their way in there when I copied & pasted this from the contest entry that I had filled out. π So sorry for that, Laurel! Good catch! π