-CHOCOLATE CRUMB CRUST-
25 Crisp chocolate wafer
-cookies (about 8 ounces),
-or 1 1/2 cups low-fat
-chocolate graham cracker
-crumbs
2 tb Canola or sunflower oil
1 tb Unsalted butter, melted
1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
1 tb Skim milk or water, or as
-needed
STRAWBERRY CREAM FILLING
1 1/2 c Vanilla nonfat or low-fat
-yogurt
1 qt Fresh ripe strawberries,
-rinsed, patted dry, and
-hulled
3 tb Light cream cheese or
-Neufchatel cheese
1/3 c Granulated sugar
1/4 c Strawberry preserves
2 tb Chambord or Creme de Cassis
-(optional)
1 pn Salt
1/3 c Fresh orange juice or water
2 ts Fresh lemon juice
3 1/2 ts Unflavored gelatin
8 Fresh whole strawberries,
-rinsed and patted dry, for
-garnish
Fresh mint sprigs
Place chocolate wafers in the workbowl of a food processor and pulse to
form crumbs. Or place the cookies in a closed plastic bag and roll with a
rolling pin to form crumbs. In the processor or in a bowl, combine the
crumbs with all the other ingredients and pulse or toss until the crumbs
are evenly moistened. They should hold together well when squeezed between
your fingers; add a few drops more liquid if needed.
Press the crumb mixture into eight 3 to 4-inch heart shaped tartlet molds,
oven-proof Pyrex or metal, and refrigerate them to set while you prepare
the filling.
Measure the yogurt into a cheese cloth-lined strainer set over a bowl and
drain for about 30 minutes/ you should have about 1 1/4 cups of yogurt.
Discard the liquid (or drink it, it is high in calcium).
Halve the strawberries and set aside.
In a food processor or blender, mix together quickly the cream cheese and
sugar. Add the drained yogurt, halved berries, preserves, Chambord or
cassis if used, and salt; pulse to blend but do not puree completely–there
should still be some pieces of berries.
In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine the orange juice and lemon juice.
Sprinkle on the gelatin and let stand for about 3 minutes to soften. Stir
the mixture over low heat just until the gelatin dissolves; do not boil.
Remove from heat and stir in a few tablespoons of the strawberry cream to
cool the gelatin. Then pour the gelatin mixture into the strawberry cream
and pulse or stir to blend in. Fill the tartlet molds. Chill at least 3
hours, or overnight. Before serving, garnish each tartlet with a whole
fresh strawberry or slices fanned out, or a mint sprig.
Yield: 8 tartlets
NOTES : (Courtesy of Let Them Eat Cake, by Susan Purdy)
Yields
1 Servings